it's a test for elon musk's space x to revolutionize human travel to space. unlike previous spacecraft, their vehicle will be all touch screen. it will take the two-man crew 19 hours to reach the international space station, where they will dock for at least one month. >> we're going to do it in the face of a pandemic. where there's a will there's a way, and there's been will to make this happen and we're just proud to be a part of it. >> we are going to be there every step of the way. abc news and abc news live are partnering with national geographic and will provide live coverage. join me and linsey davis with several astronauts as we cover it all. that's wednesday starting at 3:00 p.m. eastern. >>> we return tonight to our special series "pandemic, a nation divided." the coronavirus taking a special toll on communities of color. for many of the doctors and first responder who is take care of the sick, it's family. here's rachel scott. >> i just finished my shift. >> reporter: dr. marina del rios now sees her own family in the >> almost every patient that i

at 3 22 pm on saturday a lawn musk's space x. launched 2 nasa astronauts into orbit in a falcon 9 rocket from the kennedy space center. u.s. president donald trump and vice president mike pence watched from the ground saturday's liftoff was the 2nd attempt after bad weather thwarted the mission originally scheduled for wednesday but i think any one of you would say that was an inspiration to see what we just saw the genius the money. the even the economy of grand this what this economy is incredible right this is incredible. real talent real genius nobody does it like us so it's great to have this whole program back and it's just the beginning it's just the beginning we have many more things to come the 1st human launch from u.s. soil since 2011 marks a new era of partnerships between industry and government and a 1st step on the path to space tourism although saturday's event ran smoothly such public private partnerships a significant technical and funding challenges not only did years of setbacks precede the launch but there are

1st flight into space from us saw in the early a decade private company or billionaire in long musk space x. launched 2 nasa astronauts into orbit volatile weather conditions threatens to postpone the laws for a 2nd time but come a conditions prevailed president of the trump or president kennedy space center for the historic low. a more on this story now from science writer keith cowing he's the editor of the space news web site nasa watch how is the 2nd this 2nd attempt was successful what makes it so important welcome past half century america has been launching its astronauts and rockets made by our government mostly ours but for the past 9 years we've been buying seats on a russian rocket so this is the 1st time in the history of the american space program that an american crew has been launched an american rocket the remember a rocket made by my that company is supposed to mean that the government design so it's a market departure from the normal way of doing things in any fields to leave you well it's worth it to us or not to 19 hours to get to the space station what risks and diffi

astronauts are hoping to ride the 1st privately built crude rocket to the international space station musk space x. made the vehicle which is now slated to lift off on saturday way. always on time here if you have your news which you are watching right now and more news will be coming up but just remember to keep up to date meanwhile i our website g w dot com and always follow us on twitter and instagram acted out the news thanks very much for watching. go beyond. the stories that matter to. us. whatever it takes. to running. into a little bit d.w. made for minds.

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space. emily chang looks at how elon musk faced exploration -- elon musk's space explorer asian company gotnt -- exploration company got to this point. emily: for the first time ever spacex is sending the most valuable cargo into space, two human ash knots. bob think in -- human astronauts. it could revolutionize how we get to the final frontier. >> more access to space than any point in human history. newy: nasa kicked off a kind of space race with the government agency awarding $3.1 billionto spacex and $4 to boeing, which could save nasa $20 billion to $30 billion. this special program has cost $200 billion. >> we spent 17 years to get to this point. from 2002 two now. i am emotionally exhausted. ♪ emily: that emotionally charged journey began in 2002 with the creation of spacex. >> stage one propulsion is nominal. emily: designed to make space travel more affordable by making rockets that could launch -- land themselves after a launch. >> i believe in the future of space. it is report and we become a spacefaring civilization -- we become aant spacefaring civilization. emily: the rocket

the 1st privately built crude rocket to the international space station musk space x. made the vehicle which is now slated to lift off on saturday when you're. always on time here if you get your news which you are watching right now and more news will be coming up but just remember to keep up to date meanwhile i our website to your dot com and always follow us on twitter instagram acted after news thanks very much for watching. now i've got. to go beyond the obvious to. all of the stories that matter to. us. whatever it takes. not running not. to get into nothing w. made for mines. the old will be soon the big match the more they get the more they want. the human beings are motivated to have a lot of stuff because psychologically speaking it gives them. they may be able to live forever this put a. new money is the thing in me i grew up in the way that still made money even if i was there you know does it then it's done my if i believe i have to assert my ego the only way i can he does that is say through this really. simplicity that's a purpose of. why do i care that

is following welcome everybody to hawthorne headquarters of space exploration technologies elon musk founded space x. in 2000 to the original goal of the company was to lower costs involved in space transportation with musk said in science on the colonization of mars but space x. has also developed several launch vehicles and the dragon spacecraft by 28 team space x. had over 100 launches and 12000000000 dollars in contract revenue both from commercial and government customers including nasa and the department of defense in 2012 nasa specifically awarded space x. a further developmental contract to. a human rated dragon used to transport astronauts to the i assess and return them safely to earth we are once again launching american astronauts on american rockets from american soil and this is a big moment time it's been 9 years since we've had this opportunity a trip to go down in history but it is truly a privilege to to be a part of this to be able to witness the stork moment and to see where this short journey ultimately takes us in 2008 space x. was the 1st privately funded liquid

space x. led by the pay pal and tesla founder even musk should open up much cheaper space travel. you would have never thought you know after we landed at wanat back in 2011 that you know 9 years later we would be where we are in some ways and it's. better than i would have imagined and so many of. the space shuttles used in the past were enormous complex and massively expensive every flight swallowed up half a $1000000000.00 with space x. the cost should be somewhere between $60.00 and $90000000.00 the tracking capsule is much smaller than a space shuttle and the interior is more sophisticated than this tesla car sent up as dummy cargo joining an earlier test. a successful launch could give space x. a head start in commercial space and travel tourism its rival the boeing starliner end of the test flight early because of a software problem so space x. is crew being careful not to raise expectations there are just so many technical factors and things that we need to focus on to make sure that we pull this off that our place and history or you know even trying to put our names in th

elon musk's space spacex will attempt the first unmanned flight. >> at the mission is called demo toome first time in history that an aerospace company has endeavored to carry humans into space. the spacecraft is built to carry seven astronauts this time around. liftoff is at 4:30 three eastern time tomorrow afternoon from historic launch pad 39 letter, that's a very same starting point for numerous shuttle missions in the first moon landing back in 1969. but because the falcon nine rocket which will carry crude dragon is 230 feet tall, launch pad 39a had to be retrofitted a little bit. after lift off when the booster rocket separates instead of falling into the ocean it will reenter the atmosphere and attempt to land on the spacex drone nasa says it will take crude dragon 9 minutes to reach orbit and 19 hours to dock at the international space station where astronauts van ken and hurley will join the iss team for between 30 and 119 days, at which point the astronauts will reboard crude dragon, pointed back toward earth and splashed down in atlanta the old-fashioned way. the hope is

to the kennedy space center in florida, to watch nasa restaurant return to space near the elon musk space-xalcon 9 rocket, it is the first time astronauts have lifted off from u.s. soil in nearly a decade, bound for the international space station. >> i think continuing to tub into space challenges us as americans, challenges us as scientists and engineers, and i think that continued push is important. >> the astronauts have been under constrict quarantine because of the covid-19 pandemic. they have been tested twice so far, and they will be tested again just before liftoff. >>> many of us have aging parents or friends who are more isolated now than ever. getting them used to using video chat technology seems like a great solution, but it is not always easy to accomplish. abc's becky worley has a look at some solutions. >> we met great grandmother ruthy newman last fall, an artistic, social, 87-year-old senior who loves her painting lessons and visits from her son keith. >> hello. >> but nursing homes so worried about the coronavirus, have stopped all visits and ruthy, who isn't very techie

two astronauts spoke about their mission to the international space station, the left off on elon musk space x rocket, the first time a private company is sending astronauts into orbit and the first time in nine years, humans are launching from u.s. soil. >> we have longed to be a part of a test space flight. i would say it's something we dreamed about when we were new astronauts flying something other than the space shuttle. >> they have been to the space station before, the longtime friends will ride to the kennedy center in a white tesla and say they are grateful to be on a mission together. >> i'm thankful that doing something like this, i'm doing it with doug because he is going to be prepared for whatever comes our way and he will be prepared quickly. i couldn't ask for more. >> as far as bob, there's no stone unturned, no way that he doesn't have every potential eventuality already thought about you know, five times ahead of almost everybody else. >> nasa is inviting the public to celebrate the milestone went with the coronavirus pandemic, launch parties will be virtual. >>> before i

switching gears now space is cool musk's company space x. has launched 2 nasa astronauts into space on its own rocket the launch had originally been scheduled of for last wednesday but it was postponed due to the bad weather conditions just minutes before liftoff is the 1st time nasa has collaborated with the private sector in this way the 2 on board astronauts are now on their way to the international space station is the 1st time in 10 years that u.s. astronauts have launched from home soil since 2011 american space explorers have been hitching a lift with russian spacecraft. and i will be back in let's say 3 and a half minutes with another full look at your news you are watching our international stories. certainly. not just the needs. i think we. already passed the peak of this willingness to be most most. in terms of developing development of. communication i don't think it can be stopped. going to addiction between the sea life and we'll share it will not disappear. it. is not. the most companies you know. please. come. home to me nobo

coronavirus pandemic has wounded the country, but not stopping this spirit of the nation, elon musk spaceattempt to the manned space flight by a private company. a big story. trace gallagher has the latest on that. >> the mission is called demo 2, the first time in history that a commercial aerospace company has endeavored to carry humans in space. the spacecraft is called crew dragon, built to carry seven astronauts, this time just two. lift off the issues for 30 eastern time tomorrow afternoon from historic launch pad 39a, the same starting point for numerous shuttle missions and the moon landing in 1969. but because the falcon nine rocket that will carry crew dragon is 230 feet tall, it had toad be retrofitted a bit. and after lift off when it separates, instead of falling into the ocean, it will reenter the atmosphere and attempt to land on a spacex drone ship. nasa says it will take it 9 minutes to reach orbit, and 19 hours to dock at the international space station where astronauts will join the iss team for between 30 and 119 days. at which point, the astronauts will reboard and po

he's going to be in florida tomorrow for a space shuttle launch, elon musk's space shuttle company, which is exciting and a great visit for the president, but it is not a way to mark the death toll. >> just for the record, the quote about insulin today, this is from the president. quote, i don't use insulin. should i be? then he says, huh? i never thought about it. he was later asked about it and had the surgeon general come up and in a roundabout way, he later said that healthy human bodies create their own insulin, and someone without diabetes would not need to inject it. robert costa, i don't mean to take you into analysis, but was it a given that the wearing of masks and face coverings would become not in all places or in all ways yet another red and blue issue in this country? >> that question, brian, is also tied to your comment about insulin because you see inside of this white house at this moment a politicization of so many different issues, a president who spent april in some ways more focused on the pandemic, now is all eyes on his own campaign, being told by his aides that the

space is cool yuan musk's company space x. has launched 2 nasa astronauts into space on its own rocket now the launch had originally been scheduled for last wednesday but it was postponed due to the bad weather conditions just minutes before liftoff is the 1st time nasa has collaborated with the private sector in this way the 2 onboard astronauts are now on their way to the international space station the 1st time in 10 years that u.s. astronauts have launched from home soil since 2011 american space explorers have been hitching a lift with russian spacecraft. meanwhile as the u.s. struggles with social unrest and the world's worst covert 1900 it's one booming oil shale industry is also in trouble 2 big names in the field have already filed for bankruptcy over the past 2 months with over a dozen more reportedly preparing to do so in the near future as you can see the share prices of multiple u.s. oil drillers quoted on the new york stock exchange have been on a steep downward trajectory of late a preexisting lack of confidence

the demo 2 mission is a culmination of a decade long partnership between the agency and elon musk's spaceis is really the dawn in a new era of space flight. >> reporter: the launch is expected to be the first time a private company has ever sent people into orbit. >> we need to have affordable access to the international space station. and that's really what this launch represents. >> reporter: the two veteran astronauts on board could stay on the iss for up to 110 days. >> you and doug have known each other for ages. you were even at each other's weddings. does that relationship -- how does that help you in the cockpit at history? >> we're kind of at the point in our experience, whether it is flying in the t-38 or executing in a spacex simulation or approaching a docking to the international space station where we, in addition to finishing each other's sentences, we can predict almost by body language what the person's opinion is or what they're going to -- what their next action is going to be. >> in theory, this is the safest spacecraft nasa has ever had. it has to be proven. we haven'

the pandemic larry kramer was 84 years old and today was supposed to be a historic day for elon musk's space and for nasa, but the weather in florida had other plans today's scheduled launch was supposed to be the first time in history that a commercial aerospace company carry humans into earth's orbit but the astronauts were informed that the weather just would not clear up enough to permit liftoff so. >>nasa and space x will do this all over again in 3 days the next launch attempt is now slated for saturday may the 30th at 03:22pm eastern time until then astronauts bob behnken and doug hurley will head back to quarantine until the next launch attempt in a matter of hours a storm on the east coast became the second named system this year and made landfall. >>tropical storm bertha hit the south carolina coast this morning about 20 miles east of charleston. you can see the flooding. it caused says some roads turned basically into rivers. the storm is expected to cause flash flooding over parts of the carolinas has well as dangerous surf and rip can conditions along the coast for more on that

they left off on inland musks space x falcon nine rocket.first time a private company is sending astronauts into orbit. and the first time in nine years humans are launching from us soil. >> we have longed to be a part of a test mission and a test spaceflight and doug and i are lucky enough to get that opportunity going forward. i would say it is something we dreamed about, flying something other than a space shuttle. >> they have been to the space station before. hurley piloted atlantis to the iss in 2011. the final flight of the shuttle program. the longtime friends will write to the kennedy space center launch pad in a white tesla. they say they are grateful to be on a mission together. >> thankful that doing something like this, i am doing that with doug hurley, because he is prepared for whatever comes our way, and he will be prepared quickly. so, i couldn't ask for more. as far as bob there is no stone unturned, there is no, no way that he doesn't have every potential eventuality already thought about. you know, five times ahead of alm

they want to launch their own rockets into space. >> reporter: in 2014 nasa hired boeing and elon musk's spacex to be their uber and lyft to the space station. for nasa it's more cost-effective and allows the agency to focus on the science of exploring deep space. [ cheers and applause ] spacex beat out boeing in being first to fly. its design has a "back to the future" feel and flashy new technology throughout. >> it's been described as a flying iphone. >> i remember that comment. >> it's a pretty big iphone. three touch screens in front of you. at least give it credit to be an i-pad. >> reporter: spacex has a track record bringing cargo to the space station. this time for the first time, the reusable rocket's capsule will carry people. >>> do you have any reservations flying for a company that has never actually put someone into space before? >> i don't think reservations are the right word. i think what we really concern ourselves with as test pilot school graduates, what's the plan look like? tell me the buildup we're going to march through. let's look at the details of that. when al

when space tourism does start and i think elon musk wants to take people into space, richard bransonutjust going into orbit. do you wa nt to aboutjust going into orbit. do you want to be the driver, the pilot for that as well, then you could get as much space as you want to come up and down, up and down the whole time? i will take any mission to space. this will really open up access to a whole host of different people. not just access to a whole host of different people. notjust for access to a whole host of different people. not just for the access to a whole host of different people. notjust for the wealthy, but in terms of other governments around the world that might have their own human space flight programme, who can now participate in space flight. ok, thank you both very much. 0n in space flight. ok, thank you both very much. on this historic occasion, the docking of the dragon spacecraft with the international space station. live picturesjust spacecraft with the international space station. live pictures just to show you that. docking is successful and as tim peake was sayi

a long musk's company space x. has launched to announce astronauts into space on its own rockets but no one's had a ritually being shadowed for last wednesday it was postponed due to the bad weather conditions just minutes before liftoff it's the 1st time nasa has collaborated with the private sector in this way to onboard astronauts are now on their way to the international space station excess time in 10 years that u.s. astronauts have launched from home soil since 2011 american space explorer if they've been hitching a lift with a russian spacecraft. well meanwhile as the u.s. struggles with social unrest in the world's worst kovac 1902 asian is once booming oil shale industry is also in trouble too big names in the field have already filed for bankruptcy over the past 2 months with over a dozen more reportedly preparing to do so in the near future and you can see the share prices of multiple u.s. oil drillers quoted in the new york stock exchange have been on a steep downward trajectory of late a preexisting la

in a few hours a long musk's company space x. is to launch nasa astronauts into space on its own walk it for the very 1st time 3 to one. i think we really set the future up to continue to blossom and this will be the 1st time humans have ridden on the falcon i and even though it's flown many many times and so just taking in that experience and the sounds and. all those things that we can relate to a future for us is going to be something important to do to launch as part of nasa as commercial collaboration with the private sector to u.s. astronauts will be sent to the international space station it will be the 1st time in 10 years that u.s. astronauts have launched from home soil well since 2011 u.s. crew members have been hitching a lift with the russian spacecraft we heard from russian cosmonauts and alexander lizard can. i don't think it will change the space exploration industry much if there are changes they will be mine or new we just have another organization capable of making spacecraft and sending them into space i think

playing just a few hours a long musk's company space x. is to launch now for astronauts into space on its own rocket for the very 1st time . 32.0. i think we really set the future up to continue to blossom this will be the 1st time humans have ridden on the falcon i and even though it's flown many many times and so just taking in that experience and the sounds and all those things that we can relate to your cruise is going to be something important to do to launch as part of nasa as commercial crew program the result of collaboration between the u.s. they take the and private sector to air a space manufacture is to us housetrain also ball the bank and doug hurley will be sent into space to join the international space station on a crew dragon spacecraft built by space x. this will be the 1st time in 10 years that american astronauts have been sent into orbit from home soil. thanks for joining us here on out the international we're back with all the latest headlines in 30 minutes join is that if you can. part of something is better than 100

fails there is hope that a nother will succeed a collaborative manned mission between long musk's company space x. and nasa is about to take off and to a 9 year drought for nassau 2 astronauts are scheduled to blast off on wednesday atop a space x. falcon 9 rocket which is bound for the international space station of this will be the 1st nassau space mission from home soil since 2011 since then 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

space x and elon musk have a different corporate cultures and nasa has been accustomed to over the last three decades of human spaceflight. space x had this approach in iterations, they like to build things and break them and then improve them with the next version. nasa uses a lot of analytical paperwork and computer modeling of things like that. it has been a marriage to engineering culture and human culture to get to a finished product. >> host: if this mission is a success what happens next and talk to us about the anticipation at nasa, the excitement in florida over all of this. >> he is, the anticipation is very high. i was here for the last space shuttle launch in 2011 and covered that mission as well, it has been a long wait for me as well but yes. i'm looking out my window at the press site and i see photographers and news crews doing live shots and we expect a pretty big crowd along the coast and the beaches here although there have been warnings from nasa and other officials not, for people coming to the launch, to practice social distancing given the coronavirus pandemic and

space. six years ago, elon musk's company only had a model, nasa awarded spacex $2.6 billion contract to flyts aftermath to the international space station. >> launch off of the rocket -- >> reporter: by then, spacex had made history. the first company to fly cargo there. >> capture complete. >> reporter: and the first to develop reusable rockets, slashing cost and revolution the business model of space. by 2018, development of crew dragon was well underway. spacex headquarters in hawthorne, california, we met the astronauts training to be the first crew. >> coming out here is a real motivator, the workforce is so young. they are excited about what they do, passionate about what they do and it reinvigorate you about why you got into the business so many years ago. >> from apollo 11, the average age of a flight controller was 26. there was precedent for this. >> we were not there, i would say the nasa of the 60s was not drastically like spacex of now. learning as they go, learning about flying in space, learning the hard lessons and being successful. >> reporter: hard lessons like this one in

space x. crew dragon. elon musk's rocket will be carrying two astronauts to the space station. it marks the dawn of a new era in commercial space travel. mark strassmann introduces us to the astronauts who will be piloting the craft. >> doug hurley. >> reporter: their introduction deserved to be splashy. >> bob benkin. >> reporter: bob and doug are space x's inaugural crew. they'll launch in the company's reusable rocket, the falcon 9, annd the of a n tthe s station. both men flew on space shuttles. both have traveled twice before to the space station. hurley piloted atlantis there in 2011. >> roger, atlanta. >> reporter: final flight of the shuttle program. and you didn't know whether you'd floy again or for whom. >> i wasn't sure i wanted to fly again to be honest with you. >> reporter: you're a nasa astronaut about to step into a space x. capsule. >> it's completely different than what you'd imagine yourself doing. >> reporter: hurley 53 grew up in upstate new york. he was an athletic kid who went to tulane. hurley is a retired marine and flight test pilot. bekin is 49 born

is waiting for in this country is the return to space travel on may 27 when spacex, that's elon musk's space venture is joining nasa to launch a mission that be the first mission from u.s. soil in the better part of a decade. that again is from may 27, this is a separate military mission, unmanned and we don't have much more details on that, it's super secret! senator bill cassidy joins us right now, the louisiana republican. here now, to sort of weigh what the senate does after the house and it was a close vote. voted for $3 trillion in stimulus, and that actually got 14 democrats voting against it concerned that maybe this wasn't all that it appeared to be. the good senator is kind enough to join us via skype. always good to see you. is there anything in this package and i know it's weighted down by a lot of things that have nothing or very little to do with the coronavirus, that you like, or that you be open to reconsidering in a potential senate measure? >> so there's enough to like the sense that it is there to help the american people in different aspects of the response to coronavirus

space. emily chang looks at how elon musk's company arrived at this point. >> 3, 2, 1. e ever spacex is spending -- sending the most valuable cargo into space, two astronauts. the two will go on a mission that could revolutionize how we get to the final frontier. at any access to space cost. emily: the government agency awarding $3.1 billion to spacex and $4 billion to boeing, which could save them money. costpace shuttle program an estimated $200 billion. >> we spent 17 years to get to this point. from 2002 to now. i am a little emotionally exhausted. emily: that emotionally charged journey for ceo and founder elon musk began in 2002 with the creation of spacex. >> stage one propulsion is nominal. emily: that was designed to make space travel more affordable by reusing booster rockets that can land themselves after a launch. all with this ultimate goal in mind. >> i really believe in the future of space. i think it is important we become a spacefaring civilization and be out there among the stars. emily: eight years after the founding, spacex introduced a reusable rocke

ground if all goes well and it catches up in talks with the international space station it will be a fantastic achievement for a long musk and space x. what it. so you are an incredible one right and it's amazing to think that the rocket that's getting ready to launch them our 1st flew for the 1st time almost exactly 10 years ago so how incredible that a company is that able to develop and fly in a rocket in that 5 humans on the same rocket in less than a decade but other companies are hot on the heels of space x. right now aren't they yes that's right boeing has the starliner spacecraft which they're also preparing for you know demonstration of human in the next year so that's really exciting to see potentially 2 companies with the capability of flying humans in the space to the space station in under a year all right justin great to talk to you many thanks to you for being with us we'll look for that launch in less than 30 minutes now thank you my pleasure a popular landmark is reopening it it's only the leaning tower of pisa with its stunning views of tuscany as among monuments museums back in business after 3 months

how >>> a milestone mission in space is under way. nasa and elon musk, spacex falcon 9 rocket. a new era of commercial space flight. skyler henry says it is the first time nasa astronauts have launched from u.s. soil in nearly a decade. >> lift off as the falcon 9 and crew dragon take off. >>> the rocket launch saturday from the kennedy space center opened a new frontier in space travel, the first time elon musk did. two veteran astronauts are on a 19-hour trip to the international that space station. >> it is a real treat to watch a u.s. rocket take off with nasa astronauts on board. it is a great feeling. >> lift off approached during the afternoon. the first attempt was scrubbed. >>> you feel the shake over here. pretty amazing. a beautiful site. a beautiful ship, too. >> they lined up for front and center views. >> nasa asked people to watch from home because of the coronavirus pandemic. the space agency retired the shuttles in 2011 and paid the space agency in russia to shuttle the astronauts to the space station. >>> the astronauts are expected to dock at the space station

space x. founder musk became emotional speaking of the challenges that still lie ahead i think it was like with the return is we're more dangerous in some ways than the ascent so would order the curve victoria. we need for your home safely. they're going to get talked up here so. it's really this i don't i'm going to talk to a. veteran astronauts bob behnken and doug hurley are due to spend 2 months at the international space station before the perilous return to earth let's bring in mark the cock ran from east south which is the european space agency in the netherlands mark thanks for joining us so this is being called a new era in space travel do you also see it that way well 1st things 1st you know it was a very nervous occasion yesterday and dirksen very happy to see both doug and bald safely on orbit it's a new vehicle so it's great that everything went well we have to remember that it's the 1st of a series of new vehicles which will be taking astronauts including european nationals into space in the next few years boeing starliner comes next and then the big one in particular for europe i