1 00:00:01,737 --> 00:00:03,174 This is shuttle launch control 2 00:00:03,174 --> 00:00:04,761 team on a three hours and holding. 3 00:00:05,246 --> 00:00:07,969 Here's our commander, Chris Ferguson. 4 00:00:08,520 --> 00:00:10,224 He's in the suit up room. 5 00:00:11,461 --> 00:00:11,995 He's 6 00:00:13,131 --> 00:00:15,387 having a fit check of his helmet. 7 00:00:19,330 --> 00:00:22,571 He's our commander on this flight and 8 00:00:23,974 --> 00:00:26,581 going over to pilot Doug Hurley. 9 00:00:35,553 --> 00:00:38,359 This is his second trip into space. 10 00:00:40,849 --> 00:00:41,985 He completed his first 11 00:00:41,985 --> 00:00:44,057 spaceflight on STS- 127, 12 00:00:44,057 --> 00:00:44,959 and he's logged more than 13 00:00:44,959 --> 00:00:47,181 376 hours in space. 14 00:00:56,938 --> 00:00:58,258 And here is mission 15 00:00:58,258 --> 00:01:00,413 specialist number one, Sandy Magnus. 16 00:01:01,700 --> 00:01:04,156 This is her third space flight. 17 00:01:04,189 --> 00:01:06,762 She spent more than four months in space 18 00:01:06,762 --> 00:01:08,499 aboard the International Space Station. 19 00:01:13,478 --> 00:01:14,848 She flew on STS- 20 00:01:14,915 --> 00:01:17,588 112, logged 11 days in space, 21 00:01:17,588 --> 00:01:19,593 and then four and a half months 22 00:01:19,827 --> 00:01:22,350 after being on board the space station 23 00:01:23,219 --> 00:01:24,822 as a member of the Expedition 24 00:01:25,959 --> 00:01:26,877 18 crew. 25 00:01:30,286 --> 00:01:31,840 This is Rex Walheim. 26 00:01:32,441 --> 00:01:34,362 He's our mission specialist number two. 27 00:01:34,747 --> 00:01:37,303 He's making his third space flight. 28 00:01:37,336 --> 00:01:39,592 He spent more than 24 days in space 29 00:01:40,728 --> 00:01:44,086 on STS- 110 and has 122. 30 00:01:44,086 --> 00:01:46,091 And he's had five spacewalks 31 00:01:46,091 --> 00:01:48,079 totaling more than 36 hours. 32 00:01:49,516 --> 00:01:52,824 And he's served very effectively 33 00:01:52,824 --> 00:01:54,561 as the chief of the EVA branch. 34 00:01:55,280 --> 00:01:57,519 So the crew now is finishing 35 00:01:57,519 --> 00:01:58,638 their suit up activities 36 00:01:59,657 --> 00:02:03,283 and they are scheduled to leave 37 00:02:03,283 --> 00:02:04,753 for the launch pad in 38 00:02:04,753 --> 00:02:06,557 just about 25 minutes. 39 00:02:08,930 --> 00:02:26,690 And here they come. 40 00:02:26,690 --> 00:02:45,803 Crew going down the elevator 41 00:02:45,819 --> 00:02:47,173 where they'll be greeted by 42 00:02:48,275 --> 00:02:50,113 employees from Kennedy Space Center 43 00:02:50,113 --> 00:02:52,168 and members of the news media. 44 00:02:52,953 --> 00:02:54,390 This is the same elevator 45 00:02:55,861 --> 00:02:57,364 that's been used by the astronauts 46 00:02:57,364 --> 00:02:58,383 ever since Apollo. 47 00:04:51,191 --> 00:04:52,193 And there they go. 48 00:04:53,363 --> 00:04:55,869 Escorted by NASA's security 49 00:04:57,473 --> 00:05:00,413 - also be a helicopter flying overhead. 50 00:05:19,326 --> 00:05:20,613 It's about a 20 minute ride 51 00:05:20,613 --> 00:05:23,069 out to launch Pad 39 A. 52 00:05:27,412 --> 00:05:28,047 That's a shuttle 53 00:05:28,047 --> 00:05:30,119 launch control T minus two hours, 54 00:05:30,269 --> 00:05:32,759 31 minutes, five seconds and counting. 55 00:05:34,463 --> 00:05:36,986 The flight crew is now in the white room 56 00:05:36,986 --> 00:05:38,222 of the orbiter access arm. 57 00:05:39,358 --> 00:05:40,494 Members of the close 58 00:05:40,494 --> 00:05:42,599 out crew are in the white coveralls, 59 00:05:42,599 --> 00:05:44,086 and the astronauts, 60 00:05:44,086 --> 00:05:44,721 of course, are in the 61 00:05:44,721 --> 00:05:47,160 orange pressure suits, the close out 62 00:05:47,160 --> 00:05:49,082 crew will be assisting the astronauts 63 00:05:49,082 --> 00:05:50,519 with their helmets and other equipment 64 00:05:50,519 --> 00:05:52,524 as they enter the orbiter. 65 00:05:55,731 --> 00:05:57,619 This is an incredibly experienced 66 00:05:57,619 --> 00:05:58,471 and dedicated team 67 00:05:58,772 --> 00:06:00,109 that gets the people on the orbiter, 68 00:06:00,109 --> 00:06:00,810 and Travis is in 69 00:06:00,810 --> 00:06:01,529 charge of the whole thing, 70 00:06:01,529 --> 00:06:02,849 and not only is he in charge of this one, 71 00:06:03,049 --> 00:06:04,285 but he's in charge of the whole 72 00:06:04,737 --> 00:06:05,605 whole close out crew. 73 00:06:07,777 --> 00:06:08,980 We can see here Chris Ferguson 74 00:06:08,980 --> 00:06:09,999 getting put into a seat 75 00:06:10,450 --> 00:06:11,653 and the folks that are helping him 76 00:06:11,653 --> 00:06:12,255 get in his seat, 77 00:06:12,255 --> 00:06:14,176 there are the number two, 78 00:06:14,176 --> 00:06:15,279 if you can see the number two on him 79 00:06:15,279 --> 00:06:16,131 is Randy Bresnik. 80 00:06:16,131 --> 00:06:18,203 He's actually a Marine, 81 00:06:18,203 --> 00:06:19,539 a Marine Corps colonel. 82 00:06:19,556 --> 00:06:20,558 He's one of our astronauts. 83 00:06:20,558 --> 00:06:21,761 You can see him in the one screen. 84 00:06:22,279 --> 00:06:24,518 And Randy is actually getting on there 85 00:06:24,518 --> 00:06:25,938 to help out with communication structures 86 00:06:25,938 --> 00:06:26,623 and all this kind of thing. 87 00:06:26,623 --> 00:06:28,762 But the guy running the operation is 88 00:06:29,146 --> 00:06:30,015 Drew Billingsley. 89 00:06:30,015 --> 00:06:30,950 He's number three. 90 00:06:32,287 --> 00:06:33,022 And you can see him 91 00:06:33,022 --> 00:06:34,041 kind of climbing all over there. 92 00:06:38,018 --> 00:06:38,753 If you look in the view 93 00:06:38,753 --> 00:06:39,187 there, you can see 94 00:06:39,187 --> 00:06:40,457 Chris Ferguson right in front of us 95 00:06:40,457 --> 00:06:42,462 and kind of behind to the right 96 00:06:42,729 --> 00:06:43,748 kind of lean over as Randy 97 00:06:43,748 --> 00:06:45,285 Bresnik number two and now disappeared 98 00:06:45,285 --> 00:06:46,605 from sight is Drew Billingsley. 99 00:06:46,939 --> 00:06:47,858 He's called the flight deck 100 00:06:47,858 --> 00:06:49,011 crew insertion technician, 101 00:06:49,011 --> 00:06:50,498 the one that gets them on the upstairs. 102 00:06:50,865 --> 00:06:51,734 Born in Santa Monica, 103 00:06:51,734 --> 00:06:52,837 California, and grew up in 104 00:06:52,837 --> 00:06:54,708 Huntington Beach, served in the U.S. 105 00:06:54,708 --> 00:06:55,042 Army. 106 00:06:55,042 --> 00:06:56,713 He's been in this role for a long time. 107 00:06:57,281 --> 00:06:59,887 He was the initial suit tech in STS-86. 108 00:07:00,405 --> 00:07:01,575 Back in 1997. 109 00:07:05,534 --> 00:07:06,336 What they're doing is they go 110 00:07:06,336 --> 00:07:07,790 through here is as Chris 111 00:07:07,790 --> 00:07:09,076 gets in the seat, there's probably 112 00:07:09,076 --> 00:07:10,313 about nine different connections 113 00:07:10,313 --> 00:07:11,232 that need to be made both 114 00:07:11,900 --> 00:07:12,819 to the vehicle itself 115 00:07:12,819 --> 00:07:14,540 as well as within his own gear there. 116 00:07:14,874 --> 00:07:15,743 And as you can see, we're 117 00:07:15,743 --> 00:07:17,781 pretty much shot as astronauts 118 00:07:17,781 --> 00:07:19,067 just hanging back and let them do it. 119 00:07:19,067 --> 00:07:19,970 The best thing we can do 120 00:07:19,970 --> 00:07:21,523 is let these professionals do their job. 121 00:07:21,824 --> 00:07:22,576 So you can see, Chris, 122 00:07:22,576 --> 00:07:23,411 it just concentrate 123 00:07:23,411 --> 00:07:24,130 on getting his hands 124 00:07:24,130 --> 00:07:25,934 out of the way and making sure that draws 125 00:07:25,934 --> 00:07:27,287 access to what he's working over. 126 00:07:27,287 --> 00:07:27,822 On the right there 127 00:07:27,822 --> 00:07:28,841 is this liquid cooling. 128 00:07:29,326 --> 00:07:30,161 You've got all the straps 129 00:07:30,161 --> 00:07:30,712 that have to come around. 130 00:07:31,030 --> 00:07:32,383 It's a five strap harness. 131 00:07:32,634 --> 00:07:34,004 You have to get the parachute, 132 00:07:34,004 --> 00:07:34,956 which is what you're seeing there. 133 00:07:34,973 --> 00:07:36,226 Randy has the close one. 134 00:07:36,760 --> 00:07:38,147 And Drew has the far one. 135 00:07:38,147 --> 00:07:38,799 You get the parachute 136 00:07:38,799 --> 00:07:40,252 straps that are waiting for the person 137 00:07:40,252 --> 00:07:41,004 who's already in the seat 138 00:07:41,004 --> 00:07:41,539 when you get in. 139 00:07:41,956 --> 00:07:42,975 They put those over the side 140 00:07:42,975 --> 00:07:43,627 and they connect those 141 00:07:43,627 --> 00:07:44,563 and you'll see a real good 142 00:07:44,563 --> 00:07:45,315 shot of that right here. 143 00:07:45,315 --> 00:07:46,551 You'll see them connected in to the 144 00:07:47,620 --> 00:07:49,124 to the straps that Chris 145 00:07:49,124 --> 00:07:50,260 is already into, 146 00:07:50,260 --> 00:07:51,613 that he can with his arm, 147 00:07:51,613 --> 00:07:52,816 his chest strap, everything 148 00:07:52,816 --> 00:07:53,835 so that it's connected there. 149 00:07:54,203 --> 00:07:55,072 And they're essentially doing 150 00:07:55,072 --> 00:07:55,723 all these connections 151 00:07:55,723 --> 00:07:57,761 to make sure he's nice in a nice 152 00:07:57,761 --> 00:07:59,232 and snug in there and all ready to go. 153 00:08:04,444 --> 00:08:05,748 So talked about the two guys in their. 154 00:08:05,748 --> 00:08:07,402 Drew is uh - this is be his 11th mission. 155 00:08:07,402 --> 00:08:08,638 I'm trying to remember Randy, 156 00:08:09,807 --> 00:08:10,776 and this is Randy's first 157 00:08:10,776 --> 00:08:11,495 one is the number two. 158 00:08:11,495 --> 00:08:12,213 Is this the first time 159 00:08:12,213 --> 00:08:13,450 he's actually inside the vehicle 160 00:08:13,450 --> 00:08:15,454 doing this, this the setup here 161 00:08:15,454 --> 00:08:17,560 so I'm sure he's having a lot of fun. 162 00:08:18,846 --> 00:08:21,001 And this looks like Doug Hurley. 163 00:08:21,970 --> 00:08:22,989 He has to be Doug Hurley 164 00:08:23,106 --> 00:08:24,309 going in Marine colonel. 165 00:08:24,309 --> 00:08:26,698 He is fine as a pilot on this flight. 166 00:08:26,698 --> 00:08:27,901 This is his second flight flew 167 00:08:27,901 --> 00:08:29,322 a few years ago on 127. 168 00:08:29,856 --> 00:08:30,725 And he's being helped there. 169 00:08:30,725 --> 00:08:31,544 You can see the guys out 170 00:08:31,544 --> 00:08:31,928 in the white room. 171 00:08:31,928 --> 00:08:32,980 They get everybody ready to go. 172 00:08:33,281 --> 00:08:35,069 Number four, there is Rene Aron's. 173 00:08:35,086 --> 00:08:36,372 He's another long time member. 174 00:08:36,372 --> 00:08:36,940 And by the way, 175 00:08:36,940 --> 00:08:37,842 all the guys that we've talked 176 00:08:37,842 --> 00:08:39,480 about so far, USA employees, 177 00:08:40,031 --> 00:08:41,017 other than Randy Bresnik, 178 00:08:41,017 --> 00:08:41,969 of course, he's the astronaut. 179 00:08:41,969 --> 00:08:43,473 But Renee has been with the United Space 180 00:08:43,473 --> 00:08:44,442 Alliance for a long time. 181 00:08:44,859 --> 00:08:46,296 Twenty seven years in the space program. 182 00:08:46,296 --> 00:08:47,583 He's been for 40 launches, 183 00:08:48,334 --> 00:08:48,834 and he's 184 00:08:49,354 --> 00:08:50,874 he's just doing a great job for us. 185 00:08:50,891 --> 00:08:52,177 He's been the OVCC. 186 00:08:52,578 --> 00:08:54,082 He's actually had Travis Thompson's job. 187 00:08:54,098 --> 00:08:55,118 Travis is number one. 188 00:08:56,053 --> 00:08:57,640 There's only about three or four people 189 00:08:57,640 --> 00:08:58,242 that are qualified 190 00:08:58,242 --> 00:08:59,578 to do that job at any one time. 191 00:08:59,578 --> 00:09:00,514 And Renee is another one. 192 00:09:00,514 --> 00:09:01,917 But in this flight, he's actually 193 00:09:01,917 --> 00:09:03,070 flown the number four rule. 194 00:09:03,455 --> 00:09:05,643 And so he does a great job with that. 195 00:09:05,643 --> 00:09:06,846 He's going to be the hatch technician 196 00:09:06,846 --> 00:09:07,598 when they close the hatch 197 00:09:07,598 --> 00:09:08,651 and take care of all that stuff. 198 00:09:09,269 --> 00:09:10,739 I mentioned that Randy brisling. 199 00:09:10,739 --> 00:09:12,527 He's the ASP astronauts, 200 00:09:12,577 --> 00:09:13,379 of course, called astronaut 201 00:09:13,379 --> 00:09:14,014 support personnel. 202 00:09:14,047 --> 00:09:16,085 When when does he get on board? 203 00:09:16,119 --> 00:09:17,622 He gets on fairly early. 204 00:09:17,622 --> 00:09:18,374 Does he? He does. 205 00:09:18,374 --> 00:09:19,861 He comes out and gets everything 206 00:09:19,861 --> 00:09:21,214 prepared inside the crew cockpit 207 00:09:21,214 --> 00:09:22,267 before the crew gets out there 208 00:09:22,267 --> 00:09:22,902 and make sure that all 209 00:09:22,902 --> 00:09:23,737 their gear is in place. 210 00:09:23,888 --> 00:09:24,539 There's a lot of things 211 00:09:24,539 --> 00:09:25,408 they don't bring with them. 212 00:09:25,408 --> 00:09:26,344 They don't carry out with them 213 00:09:26,344 --> 00:09:27,513 that we take out for them. 214 00:09:27,814 --> 00:09:30,119 And I did this job quite a while ago, 215 00:09:30,119 --> 00:09:32,258 and there's a lot of things you take out 216 00:09:32,258 --> 00:09:32,759 there, get ready. 217 00:09:32,759 --> 00:09:33,962 You essentially triple 218 00:09:33,962 --> 00:09:34,680 check the cockpit 219 00:09:34,680 --> 00:09:35,883 to make sure everything's in place. 220 00:09:40,027 --> 00:09:40,912 You can see Drew there 221 00:09:40,912 --> 00:09:43,402 working with Chris Fergie's 222 00:09:44,120 --> 00:09:44,872 communication gear. 223 00:09:44,889 --> 00:09:46,175 That's the white line that's coming down. 224 00:09:46,192 --> 00:09:47,478 It's actually from the back of the helmet 225 00:09:47,679 --> 00:09:48,882 that connects into the system, 226 00:09:48,882 --> 00:09:49,867 but that's the line 227 00:09:49,867 --> 00:09:50,953 that communication comes through. 228 00:09:51,204 --> 00:09:52,073 So you see that wraps around 229 00:09:52,273 --> 00:09:52,958 a couple of times 230 00:09:52,958 --> 00:09:53,894 in the black piece of gear 231 00:09:53,894 --> 00:09:54,846 we call the hot dog there 232 00:09:54,846 --> 00:09:55,849 - that's a quick disconnect. 233 00:09:56,200 --> 00:09:57,503 Everything that he's been strapped 234 00:09:57,503 --> 00:09:58,689 into the shuttle with 235 00:09:58,906 --> 00:09:59,858 has a quick disconnect 236 00:09:59,858 --> 00:10:01,312 so they can just pull things instead 237 00:10:01,312 --> 00:10:03,217 of having to tightly and do things. 238 00:10:03,217 --> 00:10:04,336 Everything just has a quick pull 239 00:10:04,336 --> 00:10:05,923 that they can take apart in case 240 00:10:05,923 --> 00:10:06,675 they would have to get out 241 00:10:06,675 --> 00:10:07,661 if there's some kind of emergency, 242 00:10:07,677 --> 00:10:08,763 the pad and instead of launch, 243 00:10:08,780 --> 00:10:09,649 they're going to have to get out. 244 00:10:10,067 --> 00:10:10,701 There's a bunch of 245 00:10:10,869 --> 00:10:11,954 quick disconnects she pulls 246 00:10:11,954 --> 00:10:13,241 so they can just for Chris, 247 00:10:13,542 --> 00:10:14,745 he would roll to his right 248 00:10:14,745 --> 00:10:15,764 dropdown down on the MST2 seat 249 00:10:16,181 --> 00:10:18,637 which Drew are not Drew, but 250 00:10:18,821 --> 00:10:19,907 Randy Bresnik is kind of 251 00:10:19,907 --> 00:10:20,743 on over there on the left. 252 00:10:20,743 --> 00:10:22,163 He would drop down on the seat down there 253 00:10:22,163 --> 00:10:23,382 and then get out of the vehicle. 254 00:10:23,399 --> 00:10:25,036 So that's part of the reason 255 00:10:25,036 --> 00:10:25,721 why I take so long 256 00:10:25,721 --> 00:10:26,540 is because everything's 257 00:10:26,540 --> 00:10:27,225 an intricate thing. 258 00:10:27,225 --> 00:10:28,612 You don't want anything to be tangled up. 259 00:10:28,612 --> 00:10:29,230 You don't want anything 260 00:10:29,230 --> 00:10:31,068 that can slow the crewmember down 261 00:10:31,068 --> 00:10:32,287 if they need to get out of the vehicle. 262 00:10:32,304 --> 00:10:32,804 So. 263 00:10:35,846 --> 00:10:37,868 And this is Sandy Magnus. 264 00:10:37,968 --> 00:10:38,636 You saw our mission 265 00:10:38,636 --> 00:10:40,758 specialist number one, 266 00:10:40,758 --> 00:10:42,295 so when she gets in, 267 00:10:42,295 --> 00:10:44,300 I think she's going to be 268 00:10:44,300 --> 00:10:45,870 on the flight deck in the aft 269 00:10:47,040 --> 00:10:48,393 right seat . 270 00:10:48,393 --> 00:10:49,780 Um, I want to. 271 00:10:51,050 --> 00:10:52,503 Step six twenty eight. 272 00:10:52,620 --> 00:10:53,038 That's correct. 273 00:10:53,038 --> 00:10:54,124 We got a good view of it now. 274 00:10:54,992 --> 00:10:55,761 They are complete. 275 00:10:55,878 --> 00:10:57,198 Doug has gotten in from the middle, 276 00:10:57,265 --> 00:10:57,933 and you kind of have to go 277 00:10:57,933 --> 00:10:59,119 in through the middle, through the hatch. 278 00:10:59,119 --> 00:10:59,619 And in the middle, 279 00:10:59,671 --> 00:11:00,272 you kind of take a 280 00:11:00,272 --> 00:11:01,742 right about a 90 degree. Right. 281 00:11:02,010 --> 00:11:03,146 You have to go through the ladder 282 00:11:03,146 --> 00:11:04,048 access, which normally 283 00:11:04,048 --> 00:11:04,683 when you're vertical, 284 00:11:04,683 --> 00:11:05,485 you'd be climbing the ladder. 285 00:11:05,485 --> 00:11:06,571 In this case, you're going right. 286 00:11:06,888 --> 00:11:08,041 And then you actually crawl 287 00:11:08,041 --> 00:11:09,678 on the aft panels and you can see that 288 00:11:09,678 --> 00:11:10,647 Randy is actually standing 289 00:11:10,647 --> 00:11:12,652 on the aft panels there as he gets folks 290 00:11:12,652 --> 00:11:14,005 ready to get in the vehicle. 291 00:11:14,005 --> 00:11:16,194 So we've got things down there 292 00:11:16,194 --> 00:11:17,447 to protect the AFT panels. 293 00:11:17,998 --> 00:11:19,318 Certain place where you can stand like 294 00:11:19,469 --> 00:11:20,187 you noticed, for instance, 295 00:11:20,187 --> 00:11:21,591 Randy is not standing on the switches. 296 00:11:21,591 --> 00:11:22,459 We can't stand there, 297 00:11:22,977 --> 00:11:23,813 but it's kind of intricate. 298 00:11:23,813 --> 00:11:25,049 You have to weave your way around. 299 00:11:25,049 --> 00:11:26,553 And so you come in the hatch, 300 00:11:26,553 --> 00:11:27,171 you turn to your right 301 00:11:27,171 --> 00:11:28,791 for about 90 degrees, go about five feet, 302 00:11:28,791 --> 00:11:30,328 you drop down to the aft panels, 303 00:11:30,663 --> 00:11:32,099 aft lower panels of the flight deck, 304 00:11:32,099 --> 00:11:33,169 and then you climb up on the mission 305 00:11:33,169 --> 00:11:34,021 specialist to seat, 306 00:11:34,188 --> 00:11:35,491 and then you have to get yourself up 307 00:11:35,491 --> 00:11:36,660 in the pilot or commander seat. 308 00:11:36,694 --> 00:11:37,880 So these are the hardest 309 00:11:38,014 --> 00:11:38,665 seats to get into. 310 00:11:38,665 --> 00:11:39,969 And it's kind of a monkey bar thing. 311 00:11:39,969 --> 00:11:41,238 There's a I grip up there 312 00:11:41,238 --> 00:11:42,291 that they grab with their hands 313 00:11:42,291 --> 00:11:43,143 and then they put their feet up 314 00:11:43,143 --> 00:11:44,546 there and oftentimes you'll see that 315 00:11:44,880 --> 00:11:46,551 the technicians either drill or Randy 316 00:11:46,551 --> 00:11:47,938 helping them get their feet up there 317 00:11:48,138 --> 00:11:48,990 and get all situated. 318 00:11:48,990 --> 00:11:50,244 And then the critical thing is, is 319 00:11:51,029 --> 00:11:51,647 getting yourself 320 00:11:51,647 --> 00:11:53,184 on the parachute correctly. 321 00:11:53,184 --> 00:11:53,785 You want to get yourself 322 00:11:53,785 --> 00:11:55,039 all the way down in the seat 323 00:11:55,323 --> 00:11:56,509 as far as to the seat pan 324 00:11:56,509 --> 00:11:58,012 as you can, because the shoulder straps, 325 00:11:58,029 --> 00:11:59,132 the parachute can be quite 326 00:12:00,569 --> 00:12:02,223 painful if you don't get a little bit 327 00:12:02,223 --> 00:12:03,091 those a little bit loose. 328 00:12:03,091 --> 00:12:04,278 So got to make sure you're as far down 329 00:12:04,278 --> 00:12:05,330 on the seat pan as possible. 330 00:12:05,330 --> 00:12:06,767 So you'll see a lot of adjustments here 331 00:12:07,435 --> 00:12:08,371 where they're pushing on them 332 00:12:08,371 --> 00:12:09,240 and pulling on people 333 00:12:09,240 --> 00:12:10,309 and getting them in the right place. 334 00:12:10,309 --> 00:12:11,763 And it's kind of a manhandling 335 00:12:11,763 --> 00:12:13,016 task, obviously, with the suit. 336 00:12:13,283 --> 00:12:14,402 The suit weighs a lot. 337 00:12:14,402 --> 00:12:16,040 It usually weighs about 50, 60 pounds. 338 00:12:16,040 --> 00:12:16,524 And so they're carrying 339 00:12:16,524 --> 00:12:18,512 a lot of extra weight and it's bulky 340 00:12:18,512 --> 00:12:19,348 and it's it's hard 341 00:12:19,348 --> 00:12:20,183 to get where you want to go. 342 00:12:20,183 --> 00:12:21,770 And that's why we have so much extra 343 00:12:21,770 --> 00:12:22,856 help in there for these guys, that 344 00:12:23,090 --> 00:12:24,928 this job is almost impossible 345 00:12:24,928 --> 00:12:25,813 to do yourself on the ground. 346 00:12:25,813 --> 00:12:26,933 On orbit, it's pretty easy. 347 00:12:27,267 --> 00:12:28,286 I just have to set things up 348 00:12:28,286 --> 00:12:28,938 and you're floating. 349 00:12:28,938 --> 00:12:29,823 So it's a lot easier. 350 00:12:29,823 --> 00:12:31,611 You can move around a lot more readily. 351 00:12:31,828 --> 00:12:33,081 And the bulkiness doesn't hurt 352 00:12:33,081 --> 00:12:34,885 you nearly as much when you're in zero G 353 00:12:35,119 --> 00:12:36,022 GMT and everything 354 00:12:36,022 --> 00:12:37,375 you just said is complete ready 355 00:12:37,375 --> 00:12:39,029 for IMU platform positioning. 356 00:12:40,081 --> 00:12:40,683 Copy that. 357 00:12:43,757 --> 00:12:44,893 The next milestone 358 00:12:44,893 --> 00:12:46,814 is a check of the orbiter's 359 00:12:46,814 --> 00:12:47,750 flight controls. 360 00:12:50,239 --> 00:12:52,061 [launch control]. 361 00:13:03,839 --> 00:13:05,059 And there will be a steering 362 00:13:05,059 --> 00:13:07,548 check of Atlantis's three main engines. 363 00:13:44,488 --> 00:13:45,925 We're finding out that the main engines 364 00:13:45,925 --> 00:13:47,211 are in their start position. 365 00:13:54,980 --> 00:13:57,503 CLS is g for o ET LO2 pressurization. 366 00:14:00,293 --> 00:14:01,312 Starting now, the 367 00:14:01,880 --> 00:14:03,601 retraction of the gaseous oxygen 368 00:14:03,601 --> 00:14:04,787 vent arm, the vent hood. 369 00:14:11,571 --> 00:14:13,793 TLT OTC, clear caution 370 00:14:13,793 --> 00:14:16,900 warning memory, verify 371 00:14:16,900 --> 00:14:20,509 no unexpected errors. 372 00:14:20,509 --> 00:14:22,798 Fuel cells going to internal 373 00:14:23,399 --> 00:14:24,352 external tank camera 374 00:14:24,352 --> 00:14:25,621 being activated at this time. 375 00:14:29,815 --> 00:14:35,078 OTC TLT - no unexpected errors. 376 00:14:35,078 --> 00:14:38,135 Copy that. 377 00:14:38,135 --> 00:14:41,176 Flight crew, OTC, close 378 00:14:41,176 --> 00:14:42,345 and lock your visors 379 00:14:42,345 --> 00:14:46,389 and initiate O2 flow.. 380 00:14:48,677 --> 00:14:49,763 T minus two minutes. 381 00:14:53,322 --> 00:14:56,112 [launch control]. 382 00:14:58,886 --> 00:14:59,871 Solid rocket booster 383 00:14:59,871 --> 00:15:01,041 cameras being activated. 384 00:15:31,298 --> 00:15:34,973 Sound suppression 385 00:15:34,973 --> 00:15:36,360 water system is being armed. 386 00:15:48,256 --> 00:15:49,241 T minus one minute. 387 00:15:59,333 --> 00:16:01,020 But oxygen and liquid hydrogen 388 00:16:01,020 --> 00:16:02,641 fill and drain valves are closed. 389 00:16:07,536 --> 00:16:09,223 T minus 40 seconds, 390 00:16:09,223 --> 00:16:11,044 handing off to Atlantis's computers 391 00:16:11,412 --> 00:16:12,582 at T minus 31, 392 00:16:13,801 --> 00:16:17,911 T minus 35 33 to hold a 393 00:16:17,928 --> 00:16:19,833 T minus 31 seconds due to a failure. 394 00:16:21,152 --> 00:16:22,589 And we have had a failure. 395 00:16:23,759 --> 00:16:24,628 A sequencer 396 00:16:25,830 --> 00:16:31,210 [inaudible] Go ahead. 397 00:16:31,361 --> 00:16:33,533 We need guys to go 398 00:16:33,549 --> 00:16:36,273 do the verification per the LCC, please. 399 00:16:37,242 --> 00:16:37,576 All right. Standby. 400 00:16:37,576 --> 00:16:41,702 [inaudible] We need to 401 00:16:41,702 --> 00:16:43,407 verify using a camera. 402 00:16:43,407 --> 00:16:45,328 And we're positioning 403 00:16:45,328 --> 00:16:46,748 camera 62 right now. 404 00:16:47,166 --> 00:16:47,500 Okay. 405 00:16:47,500 --> 00:16:49,204 Let us know when 62 is swung over 406 00:16:49,204 --> 00:16:50,257 and you can verify LCC 407 00:16:50,257 --> 00:16:51,593 for GVA retrack please. 408 00:16:57,374 --> 00:16:57,959 And of course, now 409 00:16:57,959 --> 00:16:59,078 we're holding here at 31 seconds 410 00:16:59,078 --> 00:17:01,434 while we get a verification that the GVA 411 00:17:02,403 --> 00:17:03,756 has fully retracted 412 00:17:06,797 --> 00:17:08,183 per our preplan. 413 00:17:08,183 --> 00:17:12,327 This is CMC - we verify retracted. 414 00:17:14,933 --> 00:17:15,952 OK, and you can verify 415 00:17:15,952 --> 00:17:17,272 that is fully retracted per 416 00:17:17,272 --> 00:17:18,509 the instructions that 417 00:17:18,509 --> 00:17:20,664 we developed, correct? 418 00:17:20,898 --> 00:17:21,416 That's correct. 419 00:17:21,950 --> 00:17:22,351 All right. 420 00:17:22,351 --> 00:17:24,406 And [inaudible] concurs 421 00:17:24,473 --> 00:17:25,726 they satisfy the requirement, 422 00:17:25,743 --> 00:17:27,982 the GFC 13 prepacked to see I am go. 423 00:17:28,717 --> 00:17:29,652 Okay, I copy that. 424 00:17:29,652 --> 00:17:30,154 And launch director? 425 00:17:30,154 --> 00:17:31,958 Yes, sir, I heard all that and concur. 426 00:17:31,958 --> 00:17:32,760 Press on. 427 00:17:33,478 --> 00:17:33,863 All right. 428 00:17:33,863 --> 00:17:34,363 Very good. 429 00:17:34,949 --> 00:17:36,870 [inaudible] 430 00:17:39,894 --> 00:17:40,312 Very good. 431 00:17:40,312 --> 00:17:43,636 And GLS, do you have concurrence? 432 00:17:43,636 --> 00:17:44,589 Go? It's in work. 433 00:17:45,056 --> 00:17:45,556 Thank you. 434 00:17:45,708 --> 00:17:46,410 Let us know when that's complete. 435 00:17:53,778 --> 00:17:54,413 We have it in work. 436 00:17:58,038 --> 00:17:58,790 All right, guidance. 437 00:18:05,807 --> 00:18:07,695 And just a reminder for folks 438 00:18:07,695 --> 00:18:09,031 who are watching that hold time 439 00:18:09,031 --> 00:18:10,468 in three minutes and 16 seconds. 440 00:18:14,478 --> 00:18:17,920 [inaudible] were ready to go. 441 00:18:18,772 --> 00:18:19,607 All right, very good. 442 00:18:20,409 --> 00:18:21,662 And launch director, with that clean up, 443 00:18:21,662 --> 00:18:22,631 we're going to go ahead and proceed. 444 00:18:22,898 --> 00:18:23,717 Yes, sir. Please do. 445 00:18:23,868 --> 00:18:24,319 All right. 446 00:18:24,319 --> 00:18:25,037 And all personnel, 447 00:18:25,037 --> 00:18:25,638 we are going to pick up 448 00:18:25,638 --> 00:18:27,660 the clock here momentarily and GLS 449 00:18:27,660 --> 00:18:28,763 you can resume the clock on your mark. 450 00:18:28,997 --> 00:18:29,531 Copy that. 451 00:18:30,166 --> 00:18:31,787 Countdown clock will resume on my mark. 452 00:18:32,806 --> 00:18:36,047 Three, two, one, mark. 453 00:18:37,283 --> 00:18:39,338 Go for auto sequence 454 00:18:39,338 --> 00:18:41,243 start Hand off to Atlantis's 455 00:18:41,243 --> 00:18:42,647 computers has occurred 456 00:18:42,697 --> 00:18:44,952 and it's not a rocket booster nozzle 457 00:18:44,952 --> 00:18:46,038 steering check and work. 458 00:18:47,124 --> 00:18:47,624 Twenty. 459 00:18:49,897 --> 00:18:51,134 Firing chain is armed. 460 00:18:52,621 --> 00:18:53,121 15. 461 00:18:54,960 --> 00:18:56,347 Go for main engine start 462 00:18:57,332 --> 00:19:01,776 T minus 10, nine, eight, seven, six. 463 00:19:04,015 --> 00:19:05,936 All three engines up and burning, 464 00:19:06,538 --> 00:19:10,113 two, one, zero and liftoff, 465 00:19:10,113 --> 00:19:12,202 the final liftoff of Atlantis 466 00:19:12,269 --> 00:19:14,156 on the shoulders of the space shuttle 467 00:19:14,424 --> 00:19:16,345 America will continue the dream. 468 00:19:19,937 --> 00:19:21,291 Roger, roll Atlantis. 469 00:19:22,427 --> 00:19:23,446 Houston now controlling 470 00:19:23,446 --> 00:19:24,465 the flight of Atlantis. 471 00:19:25,000 --> 00:19:26,687 The space shuttle spreads its wings 472 00:19:26,687 --> 00:19:28,207 one final time for the start 473 00:19:28,207 --> 00:19:30,129 of a sentimental journey into history. 474 00:19:32,468 --> 00:19:34,640 24 seconds into the flight roll 475 00:19:34,640 --> 00:19:36,010 program, complete Atlantis 476 00:19:36,010 --> 00:19:37,246 now heads down wings 477 00:19:37,246 --> 00:19:38,599 level on the proper alignment 478 00:19:38,599 --> 00:19:39,100 for its eight and 479 00:19:39,100 --> 00:19:40,253 a half minute ride to orbit 480 00:19:40,688 --> 00:19:41,540 four and a half million 481 00:19:41,540 --> 00:19:43,545 pounds of hardware and humans taking aim 482 00:19:43,545 --> 00:19:45,165 on the International Space Station. 483 00:19:47,471 --> 00:19:48,824 40 seconds into the flight, 484 00:19:49,192 --> 00:19:50,361 the three liquid fuel main 485 00:19:50,361 --> 00:19:52,065 engines throttling back to 72 486 00:19:52,065 --> 00:19:53,318 percent of rated performance 487 00:19:53,318 --> 00:19:54,020 in the bucket, 488 00:19:54,020 --> 00:19:55,390 reducing stress on the shuttle 489 00:19:55,390 --> 00:19:57,495 as it goes transonic for the final time. 490 00:20:00,753 --> 00:20:02,307 Engines now revving up, standing 491 00:20:02,307 --> 00:20:03,710 by for the throttle up call. 492 00:20:19,432 --> 00:20:21,487 Atlantis, go at throttle up, 493 00:20:21,487 --> 00:20:24,310 no action, DPDT, throttle 494 00:20:24,310 --> 00:20:27,969 up, no action on DPDT. 495 00:20:27,969 --> 00:20:30,258 That call from CAPCOM Barry Wilmore- 496 00:20:30,258 --> 00:20:32,363 a transducer instrumentation only, 497 00:20:32,363 --> 00:20:33,683 no action required. 498 00:20:39,731 --> 00:20:41,502 Atlantis now 15 miles 499 00:20:41,502 --> 00:20:44,142 in altitude already 16 miles downrange 500 00:20:44,142 --> 00:20:45,027 from the Kennedy Space 501 00:20:45,027 --> 00:20:46,531 Center, one minute, 40 seconds 502 00:20:46,531 --> 00:20:47,166 into the flight. 503 00:20:49,271 --> 00:20:50,173 Atlantis flexing 504 00:20:50,173 --> 00:20:51,844 its muscles one final time. 505 00:20:54,734 --> 00:20:55,603 Atlantis traveling 506 00:20:55,603 --> 00:20:58,276 almost 2600 miles an hour at 21 miles 507 00:20:58,276 --> 00:21:00,432 an altitude, 24 miles downrange, 508 00:21:00,849 --> 00:21:01,902 standing by for solid 509 00:21:01,902 --> 00:21:03,172 rocket booster separation. 510 00:21:16,120 --> 00:21:17,356 Booster officer confirms 511 00:21:17,356 --> 00:21:18,760 staging a good, solid rocket 512 00:21:18,760 --> 00:21:19,812 booster separation. 513 00:21:20,079 --> 00:21:22,402 Guidance now converging the main engines 514 00:21:22,402 --> 00:21:23,872 steering the shuttle on a pinpoint 515 00:21:23,872 --> 00:21:25,509 path to its preliminary orbit. 516 00:21:25,910 --> 00:21:27,765 Two minutes, 20 seconds into the flight. 517 00:21:28,099 --> 00:21:29,302 Atlantis already traveling 518 00:21:29,302 --> 00:21:31,390 thirty two hundred miles an hour, 35 519 00:21:31,390 --> 00:21:33,729 miles in altitude, 50 miles downrange. 520 00:21:35,550 --> 00:21:36,954 The propulsion officer reports 521 00:21:36,954 --> 00:21:38,240 the orbital maneuvering system 522 00:21:38,240 --> 00:21:39,243 engines have ignited 523 00:21:39,543 --> 00:21:41,331 Atlantis, kicking on its afterburners 524 00:21:41,331 --> 00:21:42,417 for one minute, 23 525 00:21:42,417 --> 00:21:43,704 seconds for the final phase 526 00:21:43,704 --> 00:21:44,489 of powered flight. 527 00:21:46,327 --> 00:21:48,281 Atlantis 2 engine tile. 528 00:21:50,403 --> 00:21:51,606 2 engine tile. 529 00:21:51,606 --> 00:21:53,394 That call from CAPCOM [inaudible] 530 00:21:54,179 --> 00:21:56,134 so the in the event of contingency, 531 00:21:56,134 --> 00:21:57,921 you're in plane plus 532 00:21:57,921 --> 00:22:00,377 230 on the [inaudible] page, 533 00:22:00,778 --> 00:22:02,666 no com VIs when you're ready to copy. 534 00:22:04,922 --> 00:22:09,065 [inaudible] ATO 10. 535 00:22:09,065 --> 00:22:10,018 Decimal eight. 536 00:22:10,535 --> 00:22:12,590 Press Damico 14. 537 00:22:12,607 --> 00:22:16,266 Decimal seven. 538 00:22:16,266 --> 00:22:22,648 [inaudible] That's a good 539 00:22:22,648 --> 00:22:24,469 read back Atlantis. 540 00:22:24,469 --> 00:22:26,808 Because of the slightly late launch time, 541 00:22:26,808 --> 00:22:27,944 Capcom Barry Wilmore 542 00:22:27,944 --> 00:22:29,482 reading up to pilot Doug Hurley, 543 00:22:29,482 --> 00:22:30,735 the updated abort 544 00:22:30,735 --> 00:22:32,021 boundaries for Atlantis, 545 00:22:32,355 --> 00:22:34,059 which is flying on the singular power 546 00:22:34,059 --> 00:22:34,811 of its three liquid 547 00:22:34,811 --> 00:22:35,596 fuel main engines, 548 00:22:35,596 --> 00:22:36,966 draining a half a ton of fuel per 549 00:22:36,966 --> 00:22:38,002 second from the shuttle's 550 00:22:38,002 --> 00:22:38,988 large fuel tank. 551 00:22:39,322 --> 00:22:40,809 Three and a half minutes into the flight. 552 00:22:41,076 --> 00:22:42,196 Atlantis traveling forty 553 00:22:42,196 --> 00:22:43,282 two hundred miles an hour. 554 00:22:43,282 --> 00:22:45,103 Fifty four miles, an altitude 555 00:22:45,320 --> 00:22:47,442 already 120 miles downrange 556 00:22:47,442 --> 00:22:48,678 from the Kennedy Space Center. 557 00:22:51,034 --> 00:22:52,320 Three good main engines, 558 00:22:52,487 --> 00:22:54,108 three good auxiliary power units, 559 00:22:54,108 --> 00:22:55,562 three good fuel cells for Atlantis. 560 00:22:55,562 --> 00:22:56,062 Atlantis 561 00:23:05,452 --> 00:23:06,739 negative return. 562 00:23:09,011 --> 00:23:09,696 Negative return, 563 00:23:10,231 --> 00:23:11,701 that call from CAPCOM Barry 564 00:23:11,701 --> 00:23:12,753 Wilmore indicating 565 00:23:12,753 --> 00:23:14,257 that were too high in altitude, 566 00:23:14,374 --> 00:23:16,379 too far down range to return 567 00:23:16,379 --> 00:23:17,649 to the launch site in the event 568 00:23:17,649 --> 00:23:18,634 of an engine failure. 569 00:23:18,969 --> 00:23:20,639 However, Atlantis has three engines 570 00:23:20,639 --> 00:23:21,909 performing perfectly. 571 00:23:25,551 --> 00:23:26,871 Four minutes, 20 seconds 572 00:23:26,871 --> 00:23:27,422 into the flight. 573 00:23:33,303 --> 00:23:35,141 Atlantis currently traveling fifty five 574 00:23:35,141 --> 00:23:36,511 hundred miles an hour, sixty 575 00:23:36,511 --> 00:23:37,898 two miles, an altitude 576 00:23:37,898 --> 00:23:39,635 almost 200 miles downrange. 577 00:23:41,674 --> 00:23:43,562 Four minutes of powered flight remaining. 578 00:23:46,302 --> 00:23:47,170 Atlantis speeding 579 00:23:47,170 --> 00:23:48,674 straight as an arrow toward its state 580 00:23:48,674 --> 00:23:49,810 with the International Space 581 00:23:49,810 --> 00:23:50,946 Station Sunday morning. 582 00:24:01,171 --> 00:24:02,758 Coming up on the five minute mark. 583 00:24:06,718 --> 00:24:07,854 Atlantis now traveling 584 00:24:07,854 --> 00:24:10,260 6,500 miles an hour, sixty 585 00:24:10,310 --> 00:24:11,580 six miles an altitude, 586 00:24:11,580 --> 00:24:13,401 250 miles downrange. 587 00:24:15,890 --> 00:24:18,112 Atlantis Press to ATO. 588 00:24:20,535 --> 00:24:21,922 Press to ATO. 589 00:24:21,922 --> 00:24:24,311 That call indicating we can make minimal 590 00:24:24,478 --> 00:24:25,798 orbital targets in the event 591 00:24:25,798 --> 00:24:26,667 of an engine failure, 592 00:24:26,667 --> 00:24:27,986 all three engines continue 593 00:24:27,986 --> 00:24:29,022 to function normally. 594 00:24:29,373 --> 00:24:31,111 Atlantis will begin its slow roll 595 00:24:31,111 --> 00:24:32,731 to a heads up position shortly. 596 00:24:39,364 --> 00:24:41,252 Five and a half minutes into the flight, 597 00:24:41,820 --> 00:24:43,892 Atlantis traveling 70, 700 miles 598 00:24:43,892 --> 00:24:46,080 an hour, 315 miles downrange. 599 00:24:48,386 --> 00:24:50,608 Atlantis Single Engine Ops three. 600 00:24:52,797 --> 00:24:53,432 Single Engine Ops three. 601 00:25:04,809 --> 00:25:05,494 And the guidance 602 00:25:05,494 --> 00:25:06,848 officer here in Mission Control 603 00:25:06,848 --> 00:25:08,101 confirms that the computers 604 00:25:08,101 --> 00:25:09,370 are commanding the main engines 605 00:25:09,370 --> 00:25:12,127 to swivel [inaudible]. 606 00:25:14,600 --> 00:25:16,488 [inaudible] We've 607 00:25:16,488 --> 00:25:17,691 roled to a heads up 608 00:25:17,691 --> 00:25:18,977 position now providing 609 00:25:18,977 --> 00:25:19,980 better communications 610 00:25:19,980 --> 00:25:21,199 to the tracking a data relay 611 00:25:21,199 --> 00:25:22,202 satellite system 612 00:25:22,653 --> 00:25:24,173 as Atlantis heads uphill. 613 00:25:25,827 --> 00:25:28,049 Six minutes, 20 seconds into the flight. 614 00:25:32,794 --> 00:25:35,183 Atlantis Press to MECO. 615 00:25:35,183 --> 00:25:38,257 Press to MECO. 616 00:25:38,257 --> 00:25:40,747 That call indicates that we can make 617 00:25:40,747 --> 00:25:42,785 our normal orbital cutoff 618 00:25:42,802 --> 00:25:43,971 targets in the event 619 00:25:43,971 --> 00:25:44,840 of an engine failure. 620 00:25:44,840 --> 00:25:46,544 However, all three main engines 621 00:25:46,544 --> 00:25:48,633 continue to function normally nominal. 622 00:25:48,649 --> 00:25:50,236 Fergie, go the plus X. 623 00:25:50,353 --> 00:25:51,222 Go the pitch. 624 00:25:54,747 --> 00:25:55,884 Part of that downplaying 625 00:25:55,884 --> 00:25:57,621 go for the plux x, go for the pitch. 626 00:26:00,578 --> 00:26:01,731 That call indicating 627 00:26:01,898 --> 00:26:03,819 that we will be in good shape 628 00:26:03,936 --> 00:26:05,440 for the orientation 629 00:26:05,440 --> 00:26:07,128 of Atlantis for external tank 630 00:26:07,211 --> 00:26:09,550 photography following main engine cutoff. 631 00:26:09,884 --> 00:26:11,421 Now seven minutes into the flight. 632 00:26:17,118 --> 00:26:18,455 One minute, 20 seconds 633 00:26:18,472 --> 00:26:20,360 till main engine cut, Atlantis traveling 634 00:26:20,393 --> 00:26:21,997 12000 miles an hour. 635 00:26:28,078 --> 00:26:28,864 The main engines 636 00:26:28,864 --> 00:26:30,384 will soon be throttling down 637 00:26:30,384 --> 00:26:31,620 once again to limit the stress 638 00:26:31,620 --> 00:26:33,141 on the shuttle and its four crew members 639 00:26:33,141 --> 00:26:34,227 to that of three times 640 00:26:34,227 --> 00:26:35,363 the effect of gravity. 641 00:26:35,730 --> 00:26:36,566 Atlantis currently 642 00:26:36,566 --> 00:26:37,585 traveling at a speed of more 643 00:26:37,585 --> 00:26:39,122 than four miles a second. 644 00:26:42,631 --> 00:26:44,218 One minute of powered flight 645 00:26:44,218 --> 00:26:45,487 remaining for Atlantis. 646 00:26:54,810 --> 00:26:56,598 Three good main engines, three good 647 00:26:56,598 --> 00:26:57,918 auxiliary power units, 648 00:26:57,918 --> 00:26:59,221 three good fuel cells. 649 00:27:00,507 --> 00:27:01,677 Approaching the eight minute 650 00:27:01,677 --> 00:27:02,612 mark into the flight. 651 00:27:05,469 --> 00:27:06,639 Atlantis now traveling 652 00:27:06,639 --> 00:27:09,312 more than 15,000 miles an hour. 653 00:27:22,394 --> 00:27:23,346 Eight minutes, 15 654 00:27:23,346 --> 00:27:25,000 seconds into the flight, standing by 655 00:27:25,000 --> 00:27:26,186 for main engine cutoff. 656 00:27:27,005 --> 00:27:28,509 That'll be followed a few seconds later 657 00:27:28,509 --> 00:27:29,311 by the separation 658 00:27:29,311 --> 00:27:30,480 of the external fuel tank. 659 00:27:37,130 --> 00:27:38,483 Booster officer confirms 660 00:27:38,483 --> 00:27:39,569 main engine cutoff. 661 00:27:40,872 --> 00:27:42,660 For the last time, the space shuttle's 662 00:27:42,660 --> 00:27:44,397 main engines have fallen silent 663 00:27:44,832 --> 00:27:45,818 as the shuttle slips 664 00:27:45,818 --> 00:27:47,672 into the final chapter of a storied 665 00:27:47,672 --> 00:27:48,808 30 year adventure. 666 00:27:50,379 --> 00:27:51,699 Now standing by for external 667 00:27:51,699 --> 00:27:52,567 tank separation. 668 00:28:02,358 --> 00:28:03,678 Atlantis off the tank 669 00:28:04,429 --> 00:28:05,733 commander Chris Ferguson will 670 00:28:05,733 --> 00:28:07,019 be maneuvering Atlantis now 671 00:28:07,019 --> 00:28:08,690 into an orientation to enable 672 00:28:08,690 --> 00:28:09,976 Sandy Magnus to capture 673 00:28:09,993 --> 00:28:11,313 digital still imagery 674 00:28:11,313 --> 00:28:12,182 of the external fuel 675 00:28:12,182 --> 00:28:13,435 tank as it drifts away. 676 00:28:13,652 --> 00:28:15,657 OMES one is not required 677 00:28:15,657 --> 00:28:18,831 your preliminary [inaudible] 37 minutes.