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this is shuttle launch control at

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t-minus 3 hours 29 minutes 45 seconds

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and counting from launch complex 39 at

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the Kennedy Space Center we are now in

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the final six hours of the countdown for

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the launch of the space shuttle Columbia

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on mission STS 94 the countdown is being

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controlled from firing room 1 at the

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launch control center and we are on

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schedule for a liftoff have 1:50 p.m.

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Eastern time this afternoon and here now

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is the sts 94 flight crew all assembled

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for breakfast on the end payload

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specialist Greatland Terrace followed by

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mission specialist Don Thomas mission

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specialist Mike Bernhardt in s3 our

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our pilot Susan still

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our payload commander Janice Foss and

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there's our commander Jim hull cell

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being assisted with his launch and entry

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and our pilot Susan still with her

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helmet on as if she's ready to go and

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our payload commander mission specialist

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number one Janice Voss crew will be

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heading out for the launch pad in about

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another 15 minutes and then payload

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specialist Roger crouch mission

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specialist number three Mike Bernhardt

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I'm sorry number two ms number two Mike

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Bernhardt and here is mission specialist

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payload specialist Greg Lynn Terrace

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and here we see our STS 94 astronauts

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now leaving the suit-up room headed for

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on every space flight I've ever been on

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I've always come back with the idea of

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well you know if I could do that again I

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would do it differently and this this is

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what I should have done or now that I

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know now that I'm experienced I'll do it

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differently next time but instead of

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waiting years perhaps for the next

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flight opportunity to put those lessons

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into effect my crew will get the

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opportunity to do it in just a matter of

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months so it is just it's a fantastic

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this is shuttle launch control at

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t-minus two hours 19 minutes 55 seconds

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in County where we see in this number

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two Don Thomas being assisted with his

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and he will be sitting in the aft Center

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seat on the flight deck as our mission

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this is shuttle launch control at T at

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t-minus two hours 12 minutes and

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Counting where we see payload commander

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you're on a PC for conflicts I really

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thank you used to fight on two one two

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we have just gotten a go forecast for

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our TLS and also go observation so we

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are go for launch at this time

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copy flight thank you have already for a

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recorder activation and we'll put that

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mark manager say it Jim the LMP has no

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other issues you now clear the launches

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copy that and Columbia it looks like

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we've got the weather wanna put a little

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thank-you to guys out of here so how do

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their plight and entity your clear long

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I copy

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main engines are kindling now steering

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okay I built it

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t-minus two minutes 15 seconds here at

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this mega baby-making turnaround

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possible we'll take it goes ship in 60

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at t minus ten nine eight seven six main

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engine start three two one zero and

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liftoff of Columbia with a microgravity

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science laboratory a research bridge to

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the International Space Station Roger

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roll Columbia Houston is now controlling

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roll maneuver is complete aboard

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Columbia the orbiter is now in a

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heads-down position on course for a

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twenty eight and a half degree 160

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now at 30 seconds the three engines

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aboard the orbiter will begin throttling

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down as the vehicle prepares to pass

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through the area of maximum dynamic

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having just passed through that area of

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maximum dynamic pressure the three

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engines are preparing to begin a

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Columbia go at throttle up one minute 20

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seconds the three liquid-fueled engines

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are back at full throttle good fuel

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cells electrical producing fuel sales

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aboard the orbiter and hydraulic systems

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all in good shape Columbia is now

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traveling 1,900 miles per hour already

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downrange from the launch site eleven

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and a half miles at an altitude of 18

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miles standing by for a burnout and

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separation of the twin solid rocket

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boosters which signals the end of first

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SRB separation is confirmed two minutes

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15 seconds into the flight Columbia is

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now at an altitude of 31 miles downrange

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from the launch site 35 miles will be a

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performance is nominal performance

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problem you guys take a flight deck I'll

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give you downlink flight deck and let me

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know if you have an image okay we're

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looking at it now okay this is GB about

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30 seconds prior to liftoff

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I've got it queued up correctly we know

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that the Bob Cabana in the empty again

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at the weather Capcom and the weather

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flight director everybody had this I've

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been working the weather real hard for

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rtln weather and in fact will be passed

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over Florida the first rail we saw here

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in the launch and their barrage is just

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incredible we always try to describe

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that it is just lawyer being nation

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right there

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it's just a real kick of the pants from

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the solid rocket boosters ignite he

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could see a magnet in the foreground

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there from one of the checklist we've

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tried to skew the camera slightly over

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to give a better view of Susan and Emma

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before no your headache you're going

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supersonic at about 35 40 seconds apt an

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altitude about 23,000 feet the wind

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noise right now is just better this

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maximum you can hear the width is 450

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pounds or so equivalent airspeed then

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you get back you miss kind of a it's

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kind of a whining sound but you don't

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get up a simulator that's a little bit

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different here the real vehicle and then

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as you go through back you on the other

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side via the wind noise starts to die

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down you might be able to see that

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lighting is diminishing as we get up

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a little bit here just before solid

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rocket booster separation you could

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stoke the double sexes are cranking but

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it's not nearly as rough as it was when

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there you go the flash with the solid

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rocket booster separation you can see

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from the lack of vibration of all the

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body should have smoothly get the second

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see Mike took Susan's new car that she

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had placed over her hood to prevent the

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fit for coming into her eyes like it was

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I jump a launch pad and its second stage

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right there you saw a Pico the g-forces

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came off the body and then three Jesus

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till three Jesus LG is still GOG it

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still feels great to be up here and we

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should appreciate all the hard work the

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way it does a quick turnaround at that

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the word about the end game to get is