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space shuttle Discovery the venerable

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veteran of America's human spaceflight

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fleet proudly resting atop launch pad

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39a here at NASA's Kennedy Space Center

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in Florida her wings outstretched and

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ready to soar into space for the 39th

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and final time and here we have the Pooh

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walking out of coupons this is a very

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historical walkway it's the same path

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that the Apollo astronauts took to go to

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the moon and over the last 30 years

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there's been a 133 our shuttle crews

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that walked out here to catch this bus

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for the exciting ride out to the launch

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pad the crew will step out of the Astro

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van and you'll probably see them step

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back and look up which is a little hard

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to do in the heavy suits that they have

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but you get an opportunity to stand

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there and see the shuttle from a very

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unique perspective the view itself is

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spectacular but your perspective is

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particularly unique because you know

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that it is the right that's going to

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take you out into orbit there you can

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see the crew having a group hug and a

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little quiet moment for themselves to

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wish each other will and then it's back

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to work 20 seconds the sound suppression

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water system has been activated

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protecting discovery and the launch pad

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from acoustical energy way go for main

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engine start we have main engine start

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to one booster ignition and the final

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liftoff of discovery a tribute to the

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dedication hard work and pride of

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America's space shuttle team the shuttle

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onto his back they

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orbit discovery now making one last

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representatives are now throttling down

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if the orbiter passes through the area

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of maximum pressure reducing the stress

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discovery Houston you are go at throttle

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up will commander Steve Lindsey

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acknowledging the call from Capcom

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Charlie ho buys discoveries three main

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engines throttle back up lindsey is

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joined on the flight deck by pilot eric

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boe and mission specialists al jarreau

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and nicole stott mission specialist mike

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barrett and steve bowen discoveries

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three main engines are burning fuel at a

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rate that would drain an average

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swimming pool in about 25 seconds the

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engines combined with the solid rocket

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boosters produce more than 7 million

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pounds of thrust

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one minute 50 seconds into the flight

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we're standing by for separation of the

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twin solid rocket boosters discovery now

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travelling 2695 miles an hour it's

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altitude 24 miles downrange in the

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you

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booster separation confirmed discoveries

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guidance is now converging as the

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shuttles onboard computers fine-tune the

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two minutes 25 seconds into the flight

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discovery traveling 3189 miles an hour

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is altitude 37 miles downrange to the