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>> THERE IS THE RETRACTION OF

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THE FIRST OF THE SERVICING

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TOWERS.

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THE SECOND TOWER NOW IS

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BEGINNING TO RETRACT.

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THE AUTOMATED LAUNCH SEQUENCE

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UNDERWAY.

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STANDING BY FOR MAIN ENGINE

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START.

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MAIN ENGINE START INITIATED.

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TURBO PUMPS AND ENGINES UP TO

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FULL SPEED.

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AND LIFT OFF.

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LIFT OFF OF THE 68th PROGRESS

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RESUPPLY CRAFT BOUND ON A

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TWO-DAY JOURNEY TO THE

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INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION.

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GOOD ROLL YAW AND PITCH PROGRAM

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REPORTED.

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GOOD PERIMETERS.

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STAGE ONE ENGINES OPERATING

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NORMALLY.

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THE SOYUZ BOOSTERS ARCING OUT TO

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THE NORTHEAST.

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THE VEHICLE IS REPORTED TO BE IN

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GOOD, STABLE CONFIGURATION.

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COMING UP ON THE 1-MINUTE MARK

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IN TO THE FLIGHT.

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GOOD PRESSURE IN THE COMBUSTION

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CHAMBERS, A GOOD RIDE SO FAR FOR

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THE PROGRESS RESUPPLY CRAFT.

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ALL THE CONTROL SYSTEMS ARE

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REPORTED TO BE IN GOOD SHAPE AS

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WE PASS THE 90-2ND MARK IN TO

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THE FLIGHT.

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ALL ENGINES OPERATING NORMALLY.

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STANDING BY FOR FIRST STAGE

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SHUTDOWN AND SEPARATION.

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YAW PITCH AND ROLL PROGRAM IS

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ALL NORMAL.

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AND WE HAVE HAD CONFIRMATION OF

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FIRST STAGE SEPARATION.

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2:20 IN TO THE FLIGHT.

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THE VEHICLE TRAVELING 4500 MILES

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AN HOUR, 29 MILES IN ALTITUDE,

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29 MILES DOWN RANGE FROM THE

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BIKE NOR COSMODROME.

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ALL STRUCTURAL PERIMETERS ARE

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REPORTED TONIGHT NORMAL.

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SECOND STAGE ENGINE PERFORMANCE

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REPORTED NOMINAL FROM THE BLOCK

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HOUSE DOWN IN BAIKONUR.

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ALL CONTROL SYSTEMS ARE REPORTED

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TO BE IN EXCELLENT SHAPE.

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JUST OVER THREE MINUTES IN TO

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THE FLIGHT.

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IT WILL TAKE EIGHT MINUTES, 46

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SECONDS FOR THE PROGRESS TO

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REACH ITS PRELIMINARY ORBIT.

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THE SHROUD HAS BEEN JETTISON.

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THE CRAFT NOW POSITIONED TO ITS

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OWN SPACE TRAVEL.

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SECOND STAGE ENGINES CONTINUE TO

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PERFORM NORMALLY.

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3 1/2 MINUTES IN TO THE FLIGHT.

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THE SOYUZ BOOSTER TRAVELING MORE

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THAN 6,000 MILES AN HOUR.

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66 MILES IN ALTITUDE.

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125 MILES DOWN RANGE FROM THE

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BAIKONUR COSMODROME.

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ABOUT ONE MORE MINUTE LEFT IN

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SECOND STAGE PERFORMANCE.

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THE THIRD STAGE WILL IGNITE

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BEFORE THE SEPARATION OF THE

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SECOND STAGE IN WHAT IS CALLED A

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HOT STAGE FIRING.

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SECOND STAGE ENGINES CONTINUE TO

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FIRE NORMALLY.

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4:15 IN TO THE FLIGHT.

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YAW PITCH AND ROLL PROGRAM ALL

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NORMAL.

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LIFT OFF AGAIN OCCURRED AT

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3:46:63 A.M. CENTRAL TIME.

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4:46:63 EASTERN TIME.

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2:46 P.M. AT THE BAIKONUR

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COSMODROME.

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ALL SOYUZ BOOSTER PERIMETERS ARE

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NORMAL.

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4:47 IN TO THE FLIGHT.

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STANDING BY TO SECOND STAGE

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SHUTDOWN AND SEPARATION.

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ARE AND WE HAVE HAD THIRD STAGE

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IGNITION, SECOND STAGE SHUTDOWN

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AND SEPARATION.

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THE PROGRESS 68 RIDING ATOP OF

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THE SINGULAR POWER OF THE THIRD

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STAGE ENGINES RIGHT NOW FOR THE

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REMAINDER OF POWERED FLIGHT.

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COMING UP ON THE 5 1/2 MINUTE

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MARK IN TO THE FLIGHT.

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ALL VEHICLE PERIMETERS ARE

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REPORTED TO BE NORMAL.

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FLIGHT CONTROL TEAM TO THE

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RUSSIAN CONTROL MISSION CENTER

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STANDING BY TO TAKE OVER CONTROL

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OF THE PROGRESS' JOURNEY TO THE

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INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION

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AFTER THIRD STAGE SHUTDOWN AND

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SEPARATION.

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COMING UP ON THE 6-MINUTE MARK

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IN TO THE FLIGHT, THE THIRD

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STAGE OF THE SOYUZ BOOSTER

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TRAVELING ALMOST 11,000 MILES AN

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HOUR, 115 MILES IN ALTITUDE.

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472 MILES DOWN RANGE FROM THE

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BAIKONUR COSMODROME.

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GOOD PERFORMANCE FROM THAT THIRD

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STAGE ENGINE.

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NO ISSUES REPORTED.

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ABOUT TWO MINUTES OF POWERED

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FLIGHT REMAINING.

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VEHICLE VERY STABLE.

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GOOD THIRD STAGE PERFORMANCE.

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YAW, PITCH AND ROLL PROGRAM

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CONTINUES TO PERFORM NORMALLY

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FOR THE SOYUZ BOOSTER'S UPPER

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STAGE AND THE PROGRESS 68 CARGO

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CRAFT.

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THE VEHICLE TRAVELING MORE THAN

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13,000 MILES AN HOUR.

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124 MILES IN ALTITUDE.

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ALL PERIMETERS ARE NORMAL.

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ABOUT ONE MINUTE OF POWERED

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FLIGHT REMAINING.

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EIGHT MINUTES 10 SECONDS IN TO

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THE FLIGHT.

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ABOUT 30 SECONDS OR SO OF

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POWERED FLIGHT REMAINING.

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EVERYTHING IS STABLE AND LOOKING

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GOOD.

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YAW, PITCH AND ROLL PROGRAM IS

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ALL NORMAL AS WE STAND BY FOR

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THIRD STAGE SHUTDOWN AND SPACE

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CRAFT SEPARATION.

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THIRD STAGE SHUTDOWN SPACE CRAFT

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SEPARATION REPORTED.

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STANDING BY FOR NAVIGATIONAL

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ANTENNA AND SOLAR ARRAY DEPLOY.

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AND THE REPORT FROM THE RUSSIAN

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MISSION CONTROL CENTER IS THAT

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ALL NAVIGATIONAL ANTENNAS AND

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SOLAR RAYS HAVE BEEN DEPLOYED AS

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PLAN, SO A PERFECT ASCENT TO

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ORBIT TWO, DAYS BEHIND SCHEDULE,

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BUT SAFE AND SOUND NONETHELESS

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AS THE PROGRESS 68 HAS ENTERED