NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center eagerly watching first Space X manned space flight

David McBride, Director of NASA's Armstrong Flight Research Center joined 23ABC LIVE to talk about the historic launch of the first manned flight from U.S. soil in 10 years

MISSION TO SPACE FROM U-S SOILIN ALMOST A DECADE.DAVID MCBRIDE IS THE DIRECTOR OFTHE NASA ARMSTRONG FLIGHTRESEARCH CENTER AT EDWARDS AIRFORCE BASE..

HE JOINS US WITHSOME INSIGHT THIS MORNING... --EXCITING TIMES?

DO MOSTAMERICANS UNDERSTAND HOW BIGTHIS IS?-- OVERSHADOWED COVID?-- DID THE CENTER PROVIDE ANYSUPPORT FOR TODAY'S LAUNCH?

--LAST TIME A SPACE CRAFT LANDEDAT EDWARDS..AUGUST 2009..

DISCOVERY..

STS-128..

FINAL LANDING SHUTTLEPROGRAM IN THE HIGH DESERT..-- DOUG HURLEY AND ROBERTBEHNKEN HAVE SHUTTLEEXPERIENCE-- SHUTTLE TOO EXPENSIVE TO DOTHIS JOB..-- 90 MILLION $$ TO HAVE RUSSIATAKE US..

SHUTTLE COST...COMPAREDTO SPACE X...VIDEO OF SHUTTLE DISCOVERYLANDING AUG.2009STRATOSPHERIC OBSERVATORY FORINFARED ASTRONOMY...OR... SOFIA... IN FACT..

23ABCAND OTHER MEDIA GOT TO TAKE ARIDE INIT-- WHAT OTHER PROJECTS IS NASAARMSTRONG INVOLVED WITH RIGHTNOW..-- ULTIMATE MISSION IS BACK TOTHE MOON AND BEYONDCORRECT..-- WHERE WILL YOU BE WATCHINGTHE LAUNCH...--FOR INFARED ASTRONOMY... OR...SOFIA... IN FACT..

23ABC ANDOTHER MEDIA GOT TO TAKE A RIDEIN IT -- WHAT OTHER PROJECTSIS NASA ARMSTRONG INVOLVED WITHRIGHT NOW..-- ULTIMATE MISSION IS BACK TOTHE MOON AND BEYOND CORRECT..LET'S CHECK IN NOW WITH 23ABC'SALYSSA FLORES FOR A