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[i]There certainly is a different level of nervousness for both Doug and I — I think nervousness is not the right word. It is a different level of awareness once we get the 'ejection seat,' if you will, armed on the vehicle while it starts the tanking process. So to sit on that ejection seat for 45 minutes through that tanking operation, leading up to the launch, is something that we are used to doing in airplanes. At some point on the ground, we do need to arm that ejection seat and post-flight we need to do it as well. It is just part of the way we have done business our entire careers, both in the military and now on the SpaceX vehicle. Again, I wouldn't say we have nervousness or a difference, it is just part of recognizing what capabilities the vehicle has and what can happen to you at any given point. Once we get that system armed up, we will be ready to go fly.[/i]
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