1 00:00:06,230 --> 00:00:04,470 vehicle to internal power separation of 2 00:00:08,150 --> 00:00:06,240 the first tower 3 00:00:11,910 --> 00:00:08,160 the first umbilical now separating from 4 00:00:19,590 --> 00:00:14,950 umbilical tower separation in process 5 00:00:19,600 --> 00:00:27,349 t-minus 20 seconds and counting 6 00:00:27,359 --> 00:00:40,470 independent power 7 00:00:46,709 --> 00:00:43,830 we have ignition of the soyuz 8 00:00:49,910 --> 00:00:46,719 liftoff liftoff as chris cassidy pavel 9 00:00:51,670 --> 00:00:49,920 vinogradov and alexander misurkin are on 10 00:01:10,310 --> 00:00:51,680 a fast track to the international space 11 00:01:13,350 --> 00:01:11,910 into the flight the rocket is nominal 12 00:01:14,950 --> 00:01:13,360 the crew is doing well we have good 13 00:01:17,749 --> 00:01:14,960 first stage performance the soyuz 14 00:01:19,990 --> 00:01:17,759 delivering 102 tons of thrust from its 15 00:01:22,070 --> 00:01:20,000 four boosters in single engine the first 16 00:01:24,310 --> 00:01:22,080 stage of the soyuz measures 68 feet in 17 00:01:25,749 --> 00:01:24,320 length and 24 feet in diameter it is 18 00:01:36,630 --> 00:01:25,759 burning liquid fuel for the first two 19 00:01:36,640 --> 00:01:49,830 combustion chamber pressure 20 00:01:55,109 --> 00:01:52,230 velocity is now approaching 1 100 miles 21 00:01:57,350 --> 00:01:55,119 per hour 22 00:02:09,109 --> 00:01:57,360 70 seconds into the flight 23 00:02:17,589 --> 00:02:10,630 one minute 30 seconds into the flight 24 00:02:17,599 --> 00:02:32,790 stage one operating normally 25 00:02:32,800 --> 00:02:45,830 110 seconds 26 00:02:48,949 --> 00:02:47,350 two minutes five seconds into the flight 27 00:02:50,309 --> 00:02:48,959 the four strap-on boosters have now been 28 00:02:51,990 --> 00:02:50,319 jettisoned these have completed their 29 00:02:54,229 --> 00:02:52,000 job and have dropped away at an altitude 30 00:02:56,790 --> 00:02:54,239 of 28 statute miles the soyuz is 31 00:02:58,790 --> 00:02:56,800 traveling at about 3 350 miles an hour 32 00:03:09,270 --> 00:02:58,800 now 33 00:03:13,110 --> 00:03:11,509 there's a look at chris cassidy 34 00:03:14,309 --> 00:03:13,120 sitting in the left seat pavlenograd of 35 00:03:15,509 --> 00:03:14,319 the commander of the soyuz there in the 36 00:03:16,550 --> 00:03:15,519 middle just off to the right of the 37 00:03:18,149 --> 00:03:16,560 screen 38 00:03:22,309 --> 00:03:18,159 alexander misurkin they're off to the 39 00:03:25,190 --> 00:03:23,670 there you see pavel vinogradov in the 40 00:03:26,710 --> 00:03:25,200 middle 41 00:03:28,630 --> 00:03:26,720 alexander misurkin there on the right 42 00:03:30,830 --> 00:03:28,640 hand side 43 00:03:32,070 --> 00:03:30,840 so again chris cassidy alexander 44 00:03:34,070 --> 00:03:32,080 misurkin using the wrong papal 45 00:03:36,390 --> 00:03:34,080 vinogradov having a fairly smooth ride 46 00:03:37,990 --> 00:03:36,400 up into space today they now begin 47 00:03:40,070 --> 00:03:38,000 a fast track with the international 48 00:03:41,750 --> 00:03:40,080 space station now chasing down the