1 00:00:18,266 --> 00:00:13,141 [inaudible] 2 00:00:18,766 --> 00:00:29,386 [Commentator:] T-minus 30 seconds and counting. 3 00:00:29,386 --> 00:00:30,856 T-minus 20 seconds and counting. 4 00:00:30,856 --> 00:00:32,396 The launch command has now been issued. 5 00:00:32,396 --> 00:00:33,266 [inaudible] 6 00:00:33,266 --> 00:00:36,676 T-minus 15 seconds and counting. 7 00:00:36,676 --> 00:00:38,686 The second umbilical tower is now separating. 8 00:00:38,686 --> 00:00:39,616 T-minus 10... 9 00:00:39,616 --> 00:00:40,616 Nine... 10 00:00:40,616 --> 00:00:41,616 Eight... 11 00:00:41,616 --> 00:00:42,616 Seven... 12 00:00:42,616 --> 00:00:43,616 Six... 13 00:00:43,616 --> 00:00:44,616 Five... 14 00:00:44,616 --> 00:00:45,616 Four... 15 00:00:45,616 --> 00:00:46,616 Three... 16 00:00:46,616 --> 00:00:47,616 Two... 17 00:00:47,616 --> 00:00:48,616 One. 18 00:00:48,616 --> 00:00:50,573 [inaudible] 19 00:00:52,796 --> 00:01:00,286 Liftoff. Liftoff of the Soyuz TMA-22 with Dan Burbank, Anton Shkaplerov and Anatoly Ivanishin 20 00:01:00,286 --> 00:01:03,046 as they head toward the International Space Station due 21 00:01:03,046 --> 00:01:09,546 for a rendezvous and docking on Tuesday. 22 00:01:09,546 --> 00:01:12,546 The visiting vehicle officer reporting good first-stage performance, 23 00:01:12,546 --> 00:01:17,616 the Soyuz delivering 102 tons of thrust from its four boosters and single engine. 24 00:01:17,616 --> 00:01:18,006 [Foreign] 25 00:01:18,006 --> 00:01:19,636 [Translator:] Stage one thrusters... 26 00:01:19,636 --> 00:01:22,166 [Commentator:] The first stage of the Soyuz measures 68 feet 27 00:01:22,166 --> 00:01:23,916 in length and 24 feet in diameter. 28 00:01:25,246 --> 00:01:37,626 It is burning liquid fuel for the first two minutes and six seconds of the flight. 29 00:01:37,626 --> 00:01:38,756 [Foreign] 30 00:01:38,756 --> 00:01:40,536 [Translator:] [inaudible] Everything's okay on board. 31 00:01:40,536 --> 00:01:41,506 The crew feels good. 32 00:01:42,206 --> 00:01:45,646 [Commentator:] Shkaplerov and Ivanishin there, continuing to look over their procedures. 33 00:01:47,596 --> 00:01:49,986 [Translator:] Pressure is nominal. 34 00:01:50,586 --> 00:01:52,606 One minute into the flight, all systems nominal. 35 00:01:52,606 --> 00:01:52,673 [Foreign] 36 00:01:52,673 --> 00:01:59,396 [Translator:] The vehicle is stable. 37 00:01:59,676 --> 00:02:01,816 [Commentator:] There's our first live view of Dan Burbank there, 38 00:02:01,816 --> 00:02:03,626 sitting in the right seat of the Soyuz. 39 00:02:03,796 --> 00:02:04,726 [Translator:]...motion is smooth. 40 00:02:04,726 --> 00:02:06,716 [Commentator:] Anton Shkaplerov there, in the middle. 41 00:02:06,716 --> 00:02:08,146 He is the commander of this vehicle. 42 00:02:08,636 --> 00:02:09,146 [Translator:]...nominal. 43 00:02:09,456 --> 00:02:12,706 [Commentator:] And just to the right of frame is Ivanishin. 44 00:02:13,046 --> 00:02:15,616 All three crew members continuing to watch over the procedures 45 00:02:15,616 --> 00:02:17,016 and watch the performance of the vehicle. 46 00:02:17,236 --> 00:02:19,156 [Translator:] Stage two thrusters operated nominally. 47 00:02:19,156 --> 00:02:19,223 [Foreign] 48 00:02:19,223 --> 00:02:22,896 [Translator:] Everything's okay on board. 49 00:02:22,896 --> 00:02:23,756 The crew feels good. 50 00:02:23,826 --> 00:02:24,236 Copy. 51 00:02:25,896 --> 00:02:28,656 [Commentator:] Flight controllers continue to confirm 52 00:02:28,656 --> 00:02:31,036 that the Soyuz is flying true and nominal. 53 00:02:34,266 --> 00:02:39,646 Inside the International Space Station, Mike Fossum, Sergei Volkov 54 00:02:39,646 --> 00:02:44,236 and Satoshi Furukawa are watching inside the Destiny laboratory 55 00:02:44,236 --> 00:02:49,426 as their fellow Expedition 29 colleagues head up toward the International Space Station. 56 00:02:49,426 --> 00:02:52,896 They'll be docking with the orbiting complex coming up on Tuesday evening. 57 00:02:52,896 --> 00:02:54,786 [Foreign] 58 00:02:54,786 --> 00:02:59,316 [Translator:] Stage three thrusters are off. 59 00:02:59,676 --> 00:03:01,396 Separation confirmed. 60 00:03:01,476 --> 00:03:03,936 [Commentator:] Confirmation of third-stage separation. 61 00:03:04,876 --> 00:03:15,126 And as you can see from the Angry Bird floating up above Shkaplerov, the crew has reached orbit.