JUSTIN CASE: Welcome, Brother Mason!
You’re watching Short News. Today, SpaceX launched its first private research
mission called Polaris Dawn. Our correspondent Hugh Jass is reporting from the scene.
HUGH JASS: This is f#$%ing insane! The Crew Dragon ship f#$%ing launched from
the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. JUSTIN CASE: The crew includes entrepreneur
Jared Isaacman, retired U.S. Air Force Lieutenant Colonel Scott Poteet, and SpaceX
engineers Sarah Gillis and Anna Menon. What can you tell us about the flight, Hugh?
HUGH JASS: That they didn’t take me with them, f#$%! This epic mission is aiming to
reach f#$%ing high orbits of up to 1,500 kilometers—that’s f#$%ing high!
JUSTIN CASE: Don’t worry, Hugh, you’re already in space.
HUGH JASS: Oh, f#$% yeah! And if everything goes according to plan,
Polaris Dawn will be the first step toward flying to Mars! I want to go to Maaaars!
JUSTIN CASE: Now, SpaceX isn’t just launching rockets, they’re doing science
experiments too. This was Short News.