this is shuttle launch control we now
have the STS 69 flight crew got this is
specialist Mike Bernhardt we flying for
the first time today he'll be one of the
EBA crewmen Jim Voss also one who will
be performing EBA commander David Walker
flying for the fourth time pilot Ken
cockerel a mission specialist Jim Newman
flying for the second time today you'll
notice the crew has dog dog food bowls
in front of them they've dubbed
themselves the dog crew and they've had
a lot of fun with that title and just
each of them have a dog name and this is
just a fun thing that the crews decided
to do the cake in the Sun of the table
traditional cake has the STS 69 emblem
the insignia reflects the multi-faceted
objectives of the mission we've got more
than 60 experiments and pieces of
hardware to be tested covering almost
every scientific discipline this is
shuttle launch control at t-minus three
hours and holding we now have the flight
crew getting into their launch and entry
suits commander David Walker commander
has just been briefed on weather
conditions here in Florida and at the
tell sites
he has overall responsibility for
commanding the flight and his primary
job is to oversee and coordinate all
mission activities pilot Ken cockerel he
will assist the commander in the over
side of the orbiter systems and vehicle
maneuvers as required by the payload
during this flight
Kru does need assistance getting into
their gear it's quite cumbersome and the
checks are made the suit technicians
make checks other suits to make sure
they're functioning properly they filled
the suits with air to make sure there
are no leaks and perform a test believe
this is mission specialist Mike
Bernhardt making his first flight
today he's designated as one of these
space walkers on the mission on the
other side of the room we've got the
rest of the crew mission specialists Jim
boss he's designated as one of the ebee
a crew members he's also a payload
commander on this flight he's
responsible for all of the diverse
payload operations going on for STS 69
and we have mission specialist James
Newman
there's a gym basa posing with one of
the suit technicians mission specialist
Newman flying for the second time today
he will be operating the remote
manipulator system
he's signifying he's ready to go for STS
69 also in in the crew suit-up room was
astronaut Bob Cabana who would be flying
in the t-38 and the shuttle training
aircraft later this morning checking out
actual conditions for the weather here
in Florida crew is scheduled to be
leaving the operations and check-out
building in about 20 minutes or so
all of the communication systems and
headset gear inside of their spaces are
checked out to make sure they're
operating properly before the crew heads
out to the launch pad this is shuttle
launch control we've got the STS 69
flight crew getting ready to depart the
operations and check-out building
we have to member David Walker a pilot
can conquer
and the crews now in the astronaut van
will be walking across their obiter
access arm to get to the white room
which leads to the crew module again
it's very quiet here in the firing room
the launch team not tracking any
technical issues weather conditions are
very very nice at the current time and
concern is that as the temperatures heat
up that would cause some cloudiness and
possible rain in the area commander
David Walker now being assisted with the
remainder of his flight crew equipment
he has overall responsibility for the
STS 69 mission he recently described how
the crew will deploy the wake shield
facility which is one of the primary
payloads in the shuttles payload Bay
pilot King cockerels now being assisted
with his flight suit he will assist
commander David Walker in the complex
and delicate maneuvers endeavour must
make during the deploy rendezvous and
retrieval operations of the wake shield
facility in the Spartan 201 platform
this is shuttle launch control at 2
minus 2 hours 15 minutes and Counting
just heard commander Walker performing
voice checks with test conductors here
and in the launch control center and
also with astronaut Eileen Collins who
is the Capcom sitting in Houston at
Mission Control today
mission specialist Mike Bernhardt is now
being assisted with his flight suit
he'll be the next one to board the space
shuttle he is the only shuttle rookie on
the flight he has spent many hours below
the surface as a deep-sea diver and
project engineer on subsea oil field
construction and repair projects on this
mission Earnhardt will get a different
perspective of what it's like at about
190 nautical miles above the planet
during his walk in space with mission
specialist Voss now getting a view of
payload commander James boss he's
responsible for the diverse payload
operations he's also one of the
designated space walkers on the planned
six-hour spacewalk set to occur on
flight day 10
mission specialist Jim Newman will be
the last to climb aboard endeavour today
he will deploy the wake shield facility
on flight day five he's also involved in
operating the robot arm during the
spacewalk we've got the shuttle training
aircraft out of the shuttle landing
facility astronaut Bob Cabana in that
aircraft he'll be making real-time
assessment of the weather conditions in
this vicinity of the Kennedy Space
Center we always have an astronaut
flying in the STA for weather
reconnaissance during this time in our
countdown
OTC CBC PT c and LPS by console software
completed properly the t-minus 20
minutes only the program's listed may be
active step 854 countdown clock now has
resumed we will march down to the next
hold at the t minus 10 nine minute mark
that hold will last for ten minutes
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t-minus nine minutes and Counting
the orbiters access arm will be
retracted away from the vehicle this arm
can be reacts tended in just a few
minutes if necessary all items and
concerns have been cleared up for launch
today weather conditions again are go
for launch and we have no technical
issues just past the t-minus seven
minute mark and our launch - for
endeavour in the next few minutes we'll
retracted gaseous oxygen vent hood away
from the top of the tank
pilot will be closing their visors in
the next few seconds
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at the t-minus 30 one second mark
endeavors onboard computers will have
control of vehicle functions
two seconds before launch thousands of
the gallon of gallons of water will be
dumped on the launch platform to help
suppress those down the shot
12
- one booster ignition and liftoff of
Endeavour on the 74 flight Houston now
controlling the flight of Endeavour
Roger roll endeavour
five seconds into the fight endeavours
three liquid-fuel main engines begin to
throttle back in a two-step fashion to
67% of regular performance that will
dampen the stress on the shuttle
aerosurfaces as it breaks through the
sound barrier
fifty-five seconds into the flight
endeavour passes through the sound
barrier the main engines begin in the
threat back up to full throttle all of
the engines performing normally along
with endeavours 3 power producing fuel
cells and three hydraulic power units
throttle up call acknowledged by
Commander Dave Walker he's joined on the
flight deck by pilot Ken cockerel flight
engineer Jim Newman and payload
commander Jim Voss mission specialist
Mike Bernhardt seated alone down on the
mid-deck one minute 35 seconds into the
flight endeavour more than 88,000 feet
in altitude traveling more than 3,000
feet per second already 13 miles
downrange from the Kennedy Space Center
on a Dewey's trajectory one minute 50
seconds into the flight 15 seconds away
from solid rocket booster separation
that will be confirmed by the booster
officer here in Mission Control
endeavor now 155 thousand feet in
altitude more than 26 and a half miles
downrange booster officer confirms a
good solid rocket booster separation
endeavour performance nominal spacecraft
communicator Eileen Collins indicating a
perfect vibe this morning on the solid
rocket boosters
magic
thanks Mike