IMAX Hubble

down at Kennedy. 194 00:17:16,994 --> 00:17:19,954 And it's just a nice place to go kind of relax... 195 00:17:20,122 --> 00:17:22,123 ...and let your mind wander a little bit... 196 00:17:22,291 --> 00:17:26,794 ...and relieve you from the different cares about getting ready to launch. 197 00:17:28,964 --> 00:17:30,256 [PEOPLE CHEERING] 198 00:17:30,424 --> 00:17:32,050 NARRATOR: Launch day is finally here. 199 00:17:34,845 --> 00:17:37,889 It's no secret that space is a dangerous place. 200 00:17:38,057 --> 00:17:42,727 In the last two decades, 32 astronauts have put their own lives on the line... 201 00:17:42,895 --> 00:17:45,438 ...to give life to Hubble. 202 00:17:45,606 --> 00:17:49,984 Each one of these men and women is a true hero. 203 00:17:52,321 --> 00:17:54,447 NASA TECH [OVER PA]: T-minus five minutes and counting. 204 00:17:54,615 --> 00:17:57,575 WOMAN 1: Go for orbiter APU start. 205 00:17:57,951 --> 00:18:00,828 WOMAN 2: PLT, perform APU start. 206 00:18:01,914 --> 00:18:03,998 MAN 1: OTC, PLT and mark. 207 00:18:04,208 --> 00:18:05,500 WOMAN 3: SRO. MAN 2: SRO is go. 208 00:18:05,667 --> 00:18:08,211 - You have a range clear to launch. WOMAN 3: And CDR. 209 00:18:08,378 --> 00:18:11,255 ALTMAN: CDR and entire crew is go. 210 00:18:11,423 --> 00:18:13,633 MAN 3: Okay, Scooter. Look, it's a great day to go fly. 211 00:18:13,801 --> 00:18:17,595 On behalf of the KSC processing and launch team I'd like to wish you, your crew... 212 00:18:17,763 --> 00:18:21,474 ...and the Hubble Space Telescope team a great mission. Good luck, Godspeed. 213 00:18:21,642 --> 00:18:25,686 We'll see you back here in about 11 days. Enjoy the ride, pal. 214 00:18:26,480 --> 00:18:30,942 NASA TECH [OVER PA]: Nozzle check of the SRBs, firing chain is armed. 215 00:18:31,110 --> 00:18:33,569 Sound suppression water system armed. 216 00:18:33,737 --> 00:18:36,906 T-minus 10, nine... 217 00:18:37,074 --> 00:18:40,868 ...eight, seven... 218 00:18:41,036 --> 00:18:44,455 ...six, five... 219 00:18:44,623 --> 00:18:47,792 ...four, three... 220 00:18:47,960 --> 00:18:51,087 ...two, one. 221 00:18:59,555 --> 00:19:04,976 And liftoff of space shuttle Atlantis! 222 00:19:13,569 --> 00:19:15,570 [ALL CHEERING] 223 00:19:26,832 --> 00:19:29,792 Atlantis on its way, all three engines now throttling down... 224 00:19:29,960 --> 00:19:34,297 ...as the vehicle passes through the area of maximum dynamic pressure. 225 00:19:36,842 --> 00:19:39,969 Atlantis, go at throttle up. 226 00:19:40,596 --> 00:19:44,473 ALTMAN: Houston, Atlantis copies. Go at throttle. 227 00:19:47,477 --> 00:19:49,145 NASA TECH [OVER PA]: Approaching staging... 228 00:19:49,313 --> 00:19:51,480 ...the burnout of the twin solid rocket boosters. 229 00:19:51,648 --> 00:19:55,443 Thrust tailing off and SRBs standing by for separation. 230 00:20:01,909 --> 00:20:02,950 [CROWD APPLAUDING] 231 00:20:03,118 --> 00:20:05,203 Separation confirmed. 232 00:20:05,829 --> 00:20:08,456 Phenomenal first stage performance. 233 00:20:10,292 --> 00:20:13,461 Atlantis is continuing in its due easterly course... 234 00:20:13,629 --> 00:20:18,007 ...to catch up with the Hubble Space Telescope one last time. 235 00:20:31,980 --> 00:20:35,942 GRUNSFELD: Hey Ray J, welcome to orbit. - It's great to be here, Doug. 236 00:20:36,109 --> 00:20:40,321 GRUNSFELD: How was that ride? - It was wild, basically. 237 00:20:40,489 --> 00:20:42,156 FEUSTEL: I like this floating in space. 238 00:20:42,324 --> 00:20:43,824 [CREW LAUGHING] 239 00:20:43,992 --> 00:20:47,495 - You have something in here? MASSIMINO: My food is in my stomach. 240 00:20:47,663 --> 00:20:51,290 - Best place to store food is your stomach. - Mine was there temporarily. 241 00:20:51,458 --> 00:20:54,001 - Now it's in my tummy. - Well, hopefully it stays there. 242 00:20:54,169 --> 00:20:58,256 You don't really shower. You wet a washcloth with this. 243 00:20:58,423 --> 00:21:01,509 This is our water-wetter thing. It's kind of like a garden hose. 244 00:21:01,677 --> 00:21:04,345 Let me show you how it works here. 245 00:21:04,513 --> 00:21:08,474 All I can tell you about going to the bathroom in space is suction. 246 00:21:10,060 --> 00:21:12,687 FEUSTEL: Hey, John. - Hey, Drew. 247 00:21:12,854 --> 00:21:15,189 - What's going on? - Not too much, what you doing? 248 00:21:15,357 --> 00:21:18,317 - Hanging around. - What are you, a bat? 249 00:21:18,485 --> 00:21:21,279 Nope, just a spacewalker. 250 00:21:21,905 --> 00:21:23,823 GRUNSFELD: Those tears on the shield shell were-- 251 00:21:23,991 --> 00:21:28,703 NARRATOR: Day three. Their first task is to capture Hubble. 252 00:21:28,870 --> 00:21:33,207 ALTMAN: The rendezvous is basically us finding the telescope. 253 00:21:35,627 --> 00:21:38,629 Now it's doing