23ABC Meteorologist Elaina Rusk speaks with NASA astronaut

This morning, Meteorologist Elaina Rusk 23ABC spoke with NASA astronaut Doug Hurley about SpaceX's upcoming commercial mission to the ISS.

The mission is set to take off this Friday.

Well, welcome back friday.the second commercial crewISS, the International Spapartner SpaceX.

This crew,will join the expedition 6month science mission.

Andus this morning, Is Nasa alife astronaut?

Doug Hurleyou.

Good morning.

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And if that is succein the not too distant futon board O Ryan.

So it's ajust like it was for us foand SpaceX where we flew ifirst and then bob and I for seven months after theSo all those things have tis just part of that efforand then my last questionobviously all eyes have bethe astronauts, everyone ait been like seeing this ssteps that we've been takithis week?

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So the future isknow, there's a lot lot tois just the beginning of treach back out into the sowell, thank you so much fomorning.

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