Columbia STS 1 Launch (1981)

Preparation and we have retraction of the Orbiter acccess arm beginning to move back first away from the Orbiter and then to swing away this was the walkway attached to the service structure and used by the crew to walk to the Orbiter the crew has been advised uh to lower their helmet visors T-minus 4 minutes 42 seconds and counting T minus 4 minutes 30 seconds and Ignition counting minus 15 14 13 10 9 8 7 6 five four we Lift off gotoll seconds control confir 25 seconds roll maneuver completed 30 seconds one Foria stat Che Mark 48 seconds throttling engines down for Max 2 coming up all St to maximum pressure on the vehicle Roger Mark 1 minute colia now 5al Delta 2 Mark 1 minute 5 Seconds pass through MX 2 columia still good back to 100% centerst you're Mark 1 minute 20 seconds Columbia now 9 naal miles two mil down ra Mark 1 minute 30 seconds Columbia now 10 nautical miles 2 5 nautical miles down range [Music] velocity Roger columia on the nice ride you're lofting a little bit you probably be slightly high staging 45 seconds coming up on go no go Columbia your negative seats that call up says uh that Columbia has the altitude is too high for ejection seat use your go for SRB St 2 minutes 4 seconds standing by for SRB SE [Applause] confirmation Roger on the set columia Mark 2 minutes 20 seconds confirm solid Ro booster [Applause] s Mark 2 minutes 30 seconds on on board guidance is converging this program Columbia is now steering for its precise window in space for main engine cut off marked 2 minutes 40 seconds Columbia now 39 nautical miles altitude 42 nautical miles down range Mark 2 minutes 50 seconds Columbia colia you're looking a little hot all your calls will be a little early Columbia now has two engineer 3 minutes young and cripp and really moving out now velocity now reading 6200 ft per second Mark 3 minutes 15 seconds Columbia Now 51 nautical miles altitude 66 nautical miles down range velocity now reading 6,500 ft for second Mark 3 minutes 3 seconds Columbia now 55 nautical miles altitude 78 nautical miles down range

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