1 00:00:11,270 --> 00:00:09,990 and off to atlantis computers has 2 00:00:13,110 --> 00:00:11,280 occurred 3 00:00:17,590 --> 00:00:13,120 solid rocket booster nozzle steering 4 00:00:17,600 --> 00:00:22,630 firing chain is armed 5 00:00:27,189 --> 00:00:24,950 go for main engine start 6 00:00:28,070 --> 00:00:27,199 t-minus ten nine 7 00:00:29,029 --> 00:00:28,080 eight 8 00:00:31,669 --> 00:00:29,039 seven 9 00:00:34,310 --> 00:00:31,679 six five 10 00:00:35,110 --> 00:00:34,320 all three engines up and burning 11 00:00:35,990 --> 00:00:35,120 two 12 00:00:39,190 --> 00:00:36,000 one 13 00:00:41,510 --> 00:00:39,200 zero and lift off the final liftoff of 14 00:00:47,590 --> 00:00:41,520 atlantis on the shoulders of the space 15 00:00:51,590 --> 00:00:50,069 roger roll atlantis 16 00:00:53,990 --> 00:00:51,600 houston now controlling the flight of 17 00:00:56,150 --> 00:00:54,000 atlantis the space shuttle spreads its 18 00:01:00,229 --> 00:00:56,160 wings one final time for the start of a 19 00:01:04,950 --> 00:01:02,869 24 seconds into the flight world program 20 00:01:06,550 --> 00:01:04,960 complete atlantis now heads down wings 21 00:01:08,390 --> 00:01:06,560 level on the proper alignment for its 22 00:01:09,670 --> 00:01:08,400 eight and a half minute ride to orbit 23 00:01:11,510 --> 00:01:09,680 four and a half million pounds of 24 00:01:15,190 --> 00:01:11,520 hardware and humans taking aim on the 25 00:01:19,030 --> 00:01:17,190 40 seconds into the flight the three 26 00:01:21,109 --> 00:01:19,040 liquid fuel main engines throttling back 27 00:01:22,789 --> 00:01:21,119 to 72 percent of rated performance in 28 00:01:24,469 --> 00:01:22,799 the bucket reducing stress on the 29 00:01:28,469 --> 00:01:24,479 shuttle as it goes transonic for the 30 00:01:49,910 --> 00:01:30,390 engine's now revving up standing by for 31 00:01:49,920 --> 00:02:07,429 dpg 32 00:02:11,990 --> 00:02:09,990 atlantis now 15 miles in altitude 33 00:02:13,830 --> 00:02:12,000 already 16 miles downrange from the 34 00:02:16,869 --> 00:02:13,840 kennedy space center one minute 40 35 00:02:22,470 --> 00:02:19,110 atlantis flexing its muscles one final 36 00:02:27,430 --> 00:02:24,869 atlantis traveling almost 2600 miles an 37 00:02:29,830 --> 00:02:27,440 hour 21 miles in altitude 24 miles 38 00:02:43,750 --> 00:02:29,840 downrange standing by for solid rocket 39 00:02:48,150 --> 00:02:45,830 booster officer confirms staging a good 40 00:02:50,390 --> 00:02:48,160 solid rocket booster separation guidance 41 00:02:52,150 --> 00:02:50,400 now converging the main engine steering 42 00:02:54,790 --> 00:02:52,160 the shuttle on a pinpoint path to its 43 00:02:56,630 --> 00:02:54,800 preliminary orbit two minutes 20 seconds 44 00:02:59,350 --> 00:02:56,640 into the flight atlantis already 45 00:03:03,110 --> 00:02:59,360 traveling 3 200 miles an hour 35 miles 46 00:03:04,710 --> 00:03:03,120 in altitude 50 miles downrange 47 00:03:06,390 --> 00:03:04,720 the propulsion officer reports the 48 00:03:08,390 --> 00:03:06,400 orbital maneuvering system engines have 49 00:03:10,550 --> 00:03:08,400 ignited atlantis kicking on its 50 00:03:14,070 --> 00:03:10,560 afterburners for one minute 23 seconds 51 00:03:22,149 --> 00:03:14,080 for the final phase of powered flight 52 00:03:28,470 --> 00:03:24,470 in the event of contingency you're in 53 00:03:40,390 --> 00:03:28,480 plane plus 230 on the ecal page 54 00:03:40,400 --> 00:03:52,550 decimal seven 55 00:03:56,550 --> 00:03:54,470 because of the slightly late launch time 56 00:03:58,949 --> 00:03:56,560 capcom barry wilmore reading up to pilot 57 00:04:00,949 --> 00:03:58,959 doug hurley the updated abort boundaries 58 00:04:02,710 --> 00:04:00,959 for atlantis which is flying on the 59 00:04:04,229 --> 00:04:02,720 singular power of its three liquid fuel 60 00:04:05,990 --> 00:04:04,239 main engines draining a half a ton of 61 00:04:08,070 --> 00:04:06,000 fuel per second from the shuttle's large 62 00:04:10,309 --> 00:04:08,080 fuel tank three and a half minutes into 63 00:04:13,030 --> 00:04:10,319 the flight atlantis traveling 4 200 64 00:04:15,270 --> 00:04:13,040 miles an hour 54 miles in altitude 65 00:04:18,789 --> 00:04:15,280 already 120 miles downrange from the 66 00:04:22,469 --> 00:04:20,629 three good main engines three good 67 00:04:37,909 --> 00:04:22,479 auxiliary power units three good fuel 68 00:04:41,270 --> 00:04:39,909 that call from capcom barry wilmore 69 00:04:44,230 --> 00:04:41,280 indicating that we're too high in 70 00:04:45,510 --> 00:04:44,240 altitude too far down range to return to 71 00:04:47,990 --> 00:04:45,520 the launch site in the event of an 72 00:04:53,270 --> 00:04:48,000 engine failure however atlantis's three 73 00:04:53,280 --> 00:05:00,950 four minutes 20 seconds into the flight 74 00:05:06,310 --> 00:05:03,350 atlantis currently traveling 5500 miles 75 00:05:09,430 --> 00:05:06,320 an hour 62 miles in altitude almost 200 76 00:05:09,440 --> 00:05:13,990 four minutes of powered flight remaining 77 00:05:17,189 --> 00:05:15,749 atlantis speeding straight is an arrow 78 00:05:28,870 --> 00:05:17,199 toward its date with the international 79 00:05:28,880 --> 00:05:34,390 coming up on the five minute mark 80 00:05:40,469 --> 00:05:37,029 atlantis now traveling 6500 miles an 81 00:05:43,590 --> 00:05:40,479 hour 66 miles in altitude 250 miles 82 00:05:43,600 --> 00:05:49,830 atlantis press to ato 83 00:05:53,670 --> 00:05:52,150 that call indicating we can make minimal 84 00:05:55,189 --> 00:05:53,680 orbital targets in the event of an 85 00:05:57,510 --> 00:05:55,199 engine failure all three engines 86 00:05:59,350 --> 00:05:57,520 continue to function normally atlantis 87 00:06:07,029 --> 00:05:59,360 will begin its slow roll to a heads up 88 00:06:11,909 --> 00:06:09,430 five and a half minutes into the flight 89 00:06:16,070 --> 00:06:11,919 atlantis traveling 7 700 miles an hour 90 00:06:16,080 --> 00:06:32,469 atlantis single engine ops 3. 91 00:06:35,909 --> 00:06:34,150 and the guidance officer here in mission 92 00:06:44,309 --> 00:06:35,919 control confirms that the computers are 93 00:06:47,909 --> 00:06:46,150 we've rolled to a heads-up position now 94 00:06:50,309 --> 00:06:47,919 providing better communications to the 95 00:06:53,589 --> 00:06:50,319 tracking and data relay satellite system 96 00:06:55,430 --> 00:06:53,599 as atlantis heads up hill 97 00:07:00,469 --> 00:06:55,440 six minutes twenty seconds into the 98 00:07:00,479 --> 00:07:06,710 atlantis 99 00:07:11,270 --> 00:07:08,950 that call indicates that we can make our 100 00:07:13,270 --> 00:07:11,280 normal orbital cutoff targets in the 101 00:07:28,230 --> 00:07:13,280 event of an engine failure however all 102 00:07:33,189 --> 00:07:30,870 that call indicating that we will be in 103 00:07:35,749 --> 00:07:33,199 good shape for the orientation of 104 00:07:38,150 --> 00:07:35,759 atlantis for external tank photography 105 00:07:44,790 --> 00:07:38,160 following main engine cutoff now seven 106 00:07:49,270 --> 00:07:46,869 one minute 20 seconds till main engine 107 00:07:55,749 --> 00:07:49,280 cut off atlantis traveling 12 000 miles 108 00:07:59,350 --> 00:07:57,749 the main engines will soon be throttling 109 00:08:00,950 --> 00:07:59,360 down once again to limit the stress on 110 00:08:02,469 --> 00:08:00,960 the shuttle and its four crew members to 111 00:08:04,710 --> 00:08:02,479 that of three times the effect of 112 00:08:10,390 --> 00:08:04,720 gravity atlantis currently traveling at 113 00:08:22,550 --> 00:08:12,390 one minute of powered flight remaining 114 00:08:26,469 --> 00:08:24,230 three good main engines three good 115 00:08:28,230 --> 00:08:26,479 auxiliary power units three good fuel 116 00:08:29,830 --> 00:08:28,240 cells 117 00:08:33,110 --> 00:08:29,840 approaching the eight minute mark into 118 00:08:50,070 --> 00:08:35,670 atlantis now traveling more than fifteen 119 00:08:54,630 --> 00:08:51,990 eight minutes 15 seconds into the flight 120 00:08:56,150 --> 00:08:54,640 standing by for main engine cut off 121 00:08:57,829 --> 00:08:56,160 that'll be followed a few seconds later 122 00:09:04,790 --> 00:08:57,839 by the separation of the external fuel 123 00:09:08,550 --> 00:09:06,710 booster officer confirms main engine 124 00:09:10,310 --> 00:09:08,560 cutoff 125 00:09:12,790 --> 00:09:10,320 for the last time the space shuttle's 126 00:09:14,630 --> 00:09:12,800 main engines have fallen silent as the 127 00:09:18,070 --> 00:09:14,640 shuttle slips into the final chapter of 128 00:09:19,590 --> 00:09:18,080 a storied 30-year adventure 129 00:09:30,070 --> 00:09:19,600 now standing by for external tank 130 00:09:33,509 --> 00:09:32,070 atlantis off the tank 131 00:09:35,110 --> 00:09:33,519 commander chris ferguson will be 132 00:09:37,269 --> 00:09:35,120 maneuvering atlantis now into an 133 00:09:39,190 --> 00:09:37,279 orientation to enable sandy magnus to 134 00:09:41,350 --> 00:09:39,200 capture digital still imagery of the 135 00:09:43,430 --> 00:09:41,360 external fuel tank as it drifts away 136 00:09:45,509 --> 00:09:43,440 ohm's one is not required your