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from launch complex 39 at the Kennedy

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Space Center in Florida this is shuttle

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launch control at t-minus 3 hours 39

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minutes 49 seconds and counting

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we are now in the final six hours of the

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countdown for the launch of space

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shuttle Columbia on mission STS 83 the

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countdown is being controlled from

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firing room 1 at the launch control

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center and we are on schedule for

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liftoff at exactly 2 p.m. Eastern

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Daylight Time this afternoon this is the

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22nd flight for space shuttle Columbia

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and the 83rd mission of the space

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shuttle program since launches began in

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April 1981 sixteen years ago the primary

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objective of the STS 83 mission will be

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to conduct over two weeks of experiments

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inside the microgravity science

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laboratory space lab module which will

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include experiments and protein crystal

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growth materials processing combustion

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experiments and plant growth experiments

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the mission duration for sts 83 is

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planned as 15 days 16 hours 36 minutes

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and Columbia will be in a 184 statute

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mile high orbit the landing is planned

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to occur at the Kennedy Space Center on

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the morning of April 19th at about 7:40

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all seven crew members

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and the traditional cake with the emblem

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for STS 83 and on the far end is payload

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specialist Ragland grid Greg Lynn

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Terrace and next to him is mission

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specialist number 3 Don Thomas our pilot

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for STS 83 Susan's still the commander

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Jim Hall cell Mike Bernhardt mission

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specialist number two and our flight

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engineer Janice Voss mission specialist

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number one and the payload commander and

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next to her is Roger crouch payload

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standing by now to receive video from

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the astronaut quarters of the STS 83

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crew suiting up we are we see our

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commander Jim Hall cell there's our

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second female pilot to fly the space

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Janice Voss our payload commander on

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Roger Crouch will be responsible for

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much of the science operations on board

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the microgravity space lab my gern heart

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mission specialist number two and also

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and Don Thomas mission specialist

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here's Greg Len Terrace

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sunlight shining brightly into firing

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room one here at the launch control

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center at KSC where all the members of

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the launch team have been on station

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most of them since fueling began at the

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left or 6:00 this morning and here we

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see pad 39a at the edge of the Atlantic

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this is shuttle launch control at

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t-minus two hours 37 minutes thirty

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seconds in counting the astronauts have

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arrived at the 195-foot level of the

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fixed service structure where the

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orbiter access arm is located this is

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shuttle launch control at t-minus 2

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hours 34 minutes and Counting

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while we see commander Jim Hall cell

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being assisted with his equipment for

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pilot Susan still now be is being

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assisted with her equipment she'll be in

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Misha specialist number two Don Thomas

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okay tasty DLC you wanted it step 5

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my medley be another one yeah LT had to

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deal to clear a good morning Susan

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mission specialist Janice Voss now being

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she's a mess number one and will be the

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payload commander on this flight payload

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specialist Roger Crouch now preparing to

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Misha specialist Mike Bernhardt now

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being assisted to prepare for his entry

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fs3 this is OTC I have your last

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like that

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I could add safety values go stop it at

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lanes weather copy that copy and

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Columbia will be picking up moment

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clearly you guys have a great mission

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and we'll see you back here in two weeks

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NTD you're clear to launch and now we'll

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be checking the flight controls on the

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vehicle will go back to internal power

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at about ten seconds coming up on t

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minus three minutes 23 seconds were now

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gimbley three main engines checking

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their steering capability go to close

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and lock your visors and make sure you

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ignition sequence start five four three

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two one and liftoff of space shuttle

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Columbia with the microgravity science

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laboratory our research bridge to the

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Roger roll Columbia Houston is now

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controlling Columbia is rolling on

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course for the 160 nautical mile high

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orbit inclined plane 1/2 degrees to our

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seat better tell me are you traveling

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back to 2/3 throttled the spacecraft

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capacity area maximum air pressure and

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go supersonic

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altitude now two and a half miles one

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and a half miles east of the launch pad

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Columbia go at throttle up Columbia's

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three main engines now back at full

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throttle all systems on board in good

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shape

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cumbia speed now 1,500 miles per hour

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altitude 12 miles one minute to 55

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seconds since liftoff my controller is

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standing by in the next a few seconds

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for burnout and jettison of the twin

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booster officer confirms good separation

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of the solid rocket s-- columbia

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this is Mission Control Houston this

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view shows the inside of the Space Lab

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module the microgravity science

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and that's affirmative we have a great

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view of Space Lab we've got it all set

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yes Janice we had one Delta and that

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concerned the fact that there's a

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circuit breaker that needs to be turned

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on on rack for that's our 4w that's epsp

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number four and the circuit breaker is

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DC one and we need it to be turned on in