WEBVTT 00:00.740 --> 00:03.630 I'm first lieutenant killed Kelsey from 00:03.630 --> 00:05.630 the 22nd Airlift Squadron . I'm a C 00:05.630 --> 00:08.630 five M co pilot . We're gonna be 00:08.630 --> 00:11.130 traveling from Travis Air Force Base to 00:11.130 --> 00:14.000 Moffett Airfield in san Jose California 00:14.000 --> 00:16.960 to pre position for a satellite upload . 00:17.740 --> 00:19.740 So yeah , this is a special mission 00:19.740 --> 00:21.851 because as it's in the C5 community , 00:21.851 --> 00:23.740 Travis Air Force base is the only 00:23.740 --> 00:27.220 airframe or the only base that has seen 00:27.220 --> 00:29.350 five is capable of moving satellites 00:29.940 --> 00:32.430 Around the country . We only have two . 00:32.440 --> 00:35.250 C5 is capable of doing that mission and 00:35.250 --> 00:37.410 we don't do it very often . So it's a 00:37.420 --> 00:39.580 privilege to be able to contribute to 00:39.580 --> 00:42.950 the space mission . So the C5 is a 00:42.950 --> 00:44.950 special aircraft because it can fit 00:44.950 --> 00:47.170 outsized cargo , meaning it can be 00:47.180 --> 00:49.970 design of the plane allows it to hold 00:49.980 --> 00:52.202 things that most normal planes wouldn't 00:52.202 --> 00:54.313 usually be able to hold . Most planes 00:54.313 --> 00:56.369 need pallet sized cargo , whereas we 00:56.369 --> 00:57.980 can fit larger cargo such as 00:57.980 --> 01:01.180 helicopters , tanks and satellites . 01:01.940 --> 01:03.996 Travis Air Force Base is in a unique 01:03.996 --> 01:06.162 position and where geographically it's 01:06.162 --> 01:09.150 located in California , which is the 01:09.160 --> 01:12.950 center of the space the space 01:12.960 --> 01:15.790 industry really , it allows us to 01:15.800 --> 01:18.100 easily go from Vandenberg Air Force 01:18.100 --> 01:20.020 Base , Moffett Airfield and then 01:20.020 --> 01:22.610 transfer these satellites from the 01:22.610 --> 01:24.777 central location to other locations in 01:24.777 --> 01:27.250 the country . So in order to prepare 01:27.250 --> 01:29.910 for these space missions , we have to 01:29.910 --> 01:32.460 as an air crew be very cautious and 01:32.460 --> 01:35.410 very and prepare much more thoroughly 01:35.420 --> 01:37.531 in regards to turbulence , in regards 01:37.531 --> 01:41.430 to whether because It could damage the 01:41.440 --> 01:43.329 satellite . So we need to be very 01:43.329 --> 01:45.162 cautious on especially important 01:45.162 --> 01:47.107 missions . We even have another C5 01:47.107 --> 01:49.770 going in front of the C5 carrying the 01:49.770 --> 01:52.190 satellite just to scout out the area 01:52.190 --> 01:54.400 ahead of us if there is any turbulence 01:54.400 --> 01:57.400 or whether that we need to avoid . Um , 01:57.410 --> 02:00.330 and it's in addition to that , working 02:00.330 --> 02:02.330 with the civilian community and the 02:02.330 --> 02:04.670 space community in order to move these 02:04.670 --> 02:07.110 satellites is just a great experience 02:07.110 --> 02:09.620 and a different experience than what 02:09.620 --> 02:11.620 we're used to working with military 02:11.620 --> 02:14.190 only . So you have a C5 specifically 02:14.190 --> 02:18.180 has special hookups for these satellite 02:18.180 --> 02:20.180 containers that we carry around the 02:20.180 --> 02:21.958 world provides electricity . It 02:21.958 --> 02:23.902 provides bleed area , provides air 02:23.902 --> 02:25.902 conditioning to keep them at a very 02:25.902 --> 02:27.902 stable temperature in a very stable 02:27.902 --> 02:30.820 environment the entire way uh in 02:30.820 --> 02:32.987 regards to how it we change flying the 02:32.987 --> 02:35.110 airplane , we have to have very very 02:35.110 --> 02:37.630 smooth inputs . We limit how much bank 02:37.630 --> 02:40.610 we put in on turns and uh we really 02:40.610 --> 02:43.880 have to try and make the landings very 02:43.880 --> 02:46.850 smooth . Yeah , the load masters are 02:46.850 --> 02:48.906 essential in this . They're the ones 02:48.906 --> 02:51.230 who basically run everything to do with 02:51.230 --> 02:53.400 the cargo . They are the most that I 02:53.400 --> 02:55.622 would call them the most essential part 02:55.622 --> 02:58.390 of the C5 or of the satellite and space 02:58.390 --> 03:00.940 mission . Just because it takes usually 03:00.950 --> 03:03.660 up to a day , two days in order to 03:03.740 --> 03:06.020 safely and correctly put these 03:06.020 --> 03:07.853 containers on . So the amount of 03:07.853 --> 03:09.798 expertise that it takes our load , 03:09.798 --> 03:11.909 masters and our engineers in order to 03:11.909 --> 03:13.631 get these things on safely and 03:13.631 --> 03:16.960 correctly is astounding and it's a 03:17.440 --> 03:20.640 great opportunity for them . The space 03:20.640 --> 03:23.750 mission is essential to everything the 03:23.750 --> 03:26.050 military does , whether it be Gps , 03:26.050 --> 03:29.150 whether it be in the missile detection , 03:29.160 --> 03:32.360 whether it be really mapping anything , 03:32.370 --> 03:35.880 the future of warfare is in space and 03:35.890 --> 03:39.830 B uh putting the effort in . Now in 03:39.830 --> 03:42.810 order to be dominant and be advanced in 03:42.810 --> 03:46.580 that space is going to be as the 03:46.580 --> 03:48.860 only warfare battering going forward . 03:49.540 --> 03:52.600 We will be thoroughly reviewing weather , 03:52.600 --> 03:56.200 turbulence routing , making sure that 03:56.210 --> 03:58.321 no hazards are going to be in the way 03:58.321 --> 04:01.520 to that might potentially damage the 04:01.530 --> 04:03.863 satellite or the container that it's in . 04:03.863 --> 04:07.040 We will be using very very smooth 04:07.040 --> 04:09.520 inputs in order to uh in order to 04:09.520 --> 04:11.990 prevent jostling it in any way and we 04:11.990 --> 04:14.530 will be trying our best to make those 04:14.540 --> 04:16.707 landing as smooth as possible in order 04:16.707 --> 04:20.040 to prevent it from getting damaged . In 04:20.040 --> 04:22.210 addition to that , it's all about 04:22.210 --> 04:24.440 communication and these ones uh 04:24.450 --> 04:26.117 communicating with the user , 04:26.117 --> 04:28.339 communicating with the civilians on the 04:28.339 --> 04:30.506 ground who are users who need who were 04:30.506 --> 04:32.672 delivering this satellite to and we're 04:32.672 --> 04:34.839 taking it from and making sure that we 04:34.839 --> 04:37.750 are doing it correctly and 04:37.760 --> 04:39.560 a time a minute . 04:41.640 --> 04:43.640 So the aircraft commander will have 04:43.640 --> 04:47.160 done uh numerous space missions before , 04:47.170 --> 04:49.110 like I said they need a special 04:49.110 --> 04:52.020 qualification in order to do it . Uh Me 04:52.020 --> 04:54.131 personally , I've been on three space 04:54.131 --> 04:56.242 missions before and I have assumed my 04:56.242 --> 04:58.409 other co pilot would be on a couple uh 04:58.409 --> 04:59.660 space missions himself .