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from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida

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this is space shuttle Columbia launch

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control the countdown for launch of

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Columbia and space shuttle mission STS

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73 is continuing on schedule this

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morning the window for launch of

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Columbia opens at 9:50 a.m. Eastern Time

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this is shuttle launch control at

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t-minus three hours and holding and all

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seven of our astronauts who are planning

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on flying this morning herb president

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accounted for it breakfast everything

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continues to run smooth and with the

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vehicle and all of the astronauts have

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been awakened and they're on schedule

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we have Kathryn Thornton mission

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specialists as well as payload

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specialist Fred Leslie Albert's a co

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this is our pilot Kent Rominger who'll

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see the next to him as mission

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specialist Michael lopez-alegria making

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his first flight into space today and

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seated next to him is our commander Ken

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Bowersox commander of this seven-person

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crew making his third flight into space

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today and to round out the crew we have

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Fred Leslie payload mission payload

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specialist as well as the third mission

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specialists Kathryn Kuhlman all crew

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appear to be alert and ready to fly make

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this final attempt we hope at launching

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Columbia today this is shuttle launch

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control at t-minus 3 hours and holding

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you know we have live TV coverage of the

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crew donning their flight suits and the

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crew quarters commander Ken Bowersox is

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again suiting up for this attempt to

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launch today commander Bowersox was a

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pilot on STS 50 the first United States

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microgravity laboratory and most

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recently served as pilot on sts-61 the

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first hubble space telescope servicing

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mission he's been joined by his pilot

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Kent Rominger who is a highly decorated

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Navy pilot whose last assignment with

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the Navy was during Desert Storm where

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he served as Operations Officer for

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fighter squadron 211 aboard the USS

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Fred Leslie is one of our two payload

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specialists to be flying today he's

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Leslie holds a world record as a

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participant in the 200 person freefall

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formation as a skydiver he's an avid

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skydiver

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the crew members are being assisted with

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their launch intercepts by sleep

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technicians from both Kennedy Space

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Michael lopez-alegria was born in Madrid

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Spain grew up in California and has been

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these suits are partially inflated to

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allow for added comfort and protection

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mission specialists Kathy Coleman

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preparing to make her first trip into

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space today Shields born in South

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and she's done some research for the air

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force and Sutton endurance and tolerance

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records as a test subject in the

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Albert Sacco one of our two payload

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specialist born in Massachusetts he'll

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be working with the crystal growth

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experiments aboard this space shuttle

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mission this will be his first

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payload commander Catherine Thornton the

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most experienced as far as spaceflight

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goes this is her she's bring before her

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again she will be the payload commander

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aboard this mission she's been an

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astronaut since 1984 and she's flown on

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missions STS 33 sts-49 and she was a

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spacewalk specialist aboard sts-61 the

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this is shuttle launch control t-minus

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three hours and holding and we have live

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TV coverage of our seven crew members

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will be flying aboard space shuttle

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Columbia this morning again they're

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coming out of their crew quarters

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getting onto the elevator which will

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commander Bowersox with payload

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commander Kathryn Norton followed by the

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rest of the crew never married before

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their drive out to the pad and for their

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greatly anticipated launch today but at

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this time everything continues to

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operate properly and no technical issues

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are being worked and we're just a few

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seconds from coming out of our hold at

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t-minus 3 hours and we are at t-minus 3

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hours and Counting this is shuttle

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launch control at t-minus two hours 43

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minutes and Counting the crew has

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arrived at the pad and they are in the

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process now of entering the vehicle

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commander Ken Bowersox is preparing for

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commander Ken Bowersox has a energy

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vehicle and now preparations are being

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made to assist Albert Sacco and entering

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the vehicle he is one of two payload

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preparing next enter the vehicle is

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pilot Kent Rominger on his first trip

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next enter the vehicle is Kathy Thornton

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she is the payload commander for mission

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STS 73 and a veteran of three Shuttle

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missions Katherine Coleman or mission

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specialist one is a captain in the Air

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Force and preparing for her first flight

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this is shuttle launch control at

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t-minus two hours nine minutes and

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Counting five of the seven astronauts

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are already on board the space shuttle

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Columbia Fred Leslie at this time is

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preparing to make his way aboard the

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orbiter he is one of two payload

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specialists on this 16-day mission and

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is responsible for the fluid flow

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experiments in the space lab at this

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time Michael lopez-alegria is preparing

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to board the vehicle he will serve as

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so I clear this OTC on air BAM - for a

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Kathy's got a squeak so I should try to

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get a mystery

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t-minus 48 minutes and Counting and we

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training aircraft departing the shuttle

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landing facility being piloted by

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astronaut Bob Cabana and he will remain

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through the duration of this camp today

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copy and Columbia we get the problem

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in a configuration where we can launch

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today so have a good flight and we'll

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see you back here in a few days this is

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minutes and holding with just under 40

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seconds remaining in our hold and those

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words from launch director Jim

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Harrington to NASA test director John

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problem is resolved all weather issues

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go thorough thank you launch director

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entity you're clear to launch

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pick up the count momentarily kill us

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because the pen on your mark give us

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copies popular thing about my mark three

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two one mark

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go well this morning as the space

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power at this time Columbia is now

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computers have primary control of all

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18th trip to space going on course for a

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