1 00:00:13,039 --> 00:00:03,470 and the handoff has occurred Atlantis's 2 00:00:16,160 --> 00:00:13,049 computers now controlling 20 firing 3 00:00:20,340 --> 00:00:16,170 chain is armed sound suppression water 4 00:00:29,370 --> 00:00:25,580 at minus ten nine eight seven six five 5 00:00:33,150 --> 00:00:29,380 three main engines up and burning two 6 00:00:35,880 --> 00:00:33,160 one and liftoff of space shuttle 7 00:00:37,619 --> 00:00:35,890 Atlantis hoping in a new chapter in the 8 00:00:40,650 --> 00:00:37,629 completion of the International Space 9 00:00:44,420 --> 00:00:40,660 Station for the collaboration of nations 10 00:00:50,950 --> 00:00:48,540 Roger though Atlanta Houston is now 11 00:00:55,610 --> 00:00:52,520 Lanice is getting into 12 00:01:10,170 --> 00:00:55,620 down position on course for a 51.6 13 00:01:14,110 --> 00:01:12,670 Atlantis already two miles downrange 14 00:01:26,280 --> 00:01:14,120 from the Kennedy Space Center at an 15 00:01:31,210 --> 00:01:29,560 engines now at 72% beginning to throttle 16 00:01:37,500 --> 00:01:31,220 back up as the vehicle passes through 17 00:01:44,420 --> 00:01:41,960 Atlanta's Houston go at throttle up 18 00:01:46,950 --> 00:01:44,430 nothing going darlin 19 00:01:52,010 --> 00:01:46,960 all three liquid fueled engines are back 20 00:01:56,600 --> 00:01:54,440 one minute 20 seconds into the flight 21 00:01:58,789 --> 00:01:56,610 had liftoff the fully fueled shuttle 22 00:02:01,219 --> 00:01:58,799 boosters an external tank weighed about 23 00:02:02,870 --> 00:02:01,229 four and a half million pounds it now 24 00:02:10,070 --> 00:02:02,880 has burned half of that weight and 25 00:02:12,110 --> 00:02:10,080 propellant solid solid rocket boosters 26 00:02:17,360 --> 00:02:12,120 are burning 11,000 pounds of propellant 27 00:02:20,650 --> 00:02:17,370 every second coming up on one minute 45 28 00:02:23,949 --> 00:02:20,660 seconds standing by for a first stage 29 00:02:27,500 --> 00:02:23,959 separation of the solid rocket boosters 30 00:02:30,020 --> 00:02:27,510 Atlantis is at an altitude of 100 29,000 31 00:02:33,020 --> 00:02:30,030 feet 24 miles an out the 225 miles 32 00:02:41,870 --> 00:02:33,030 downrange all three engines are still