STS-135 Ascent Imagery Highlights

we're going to look upon this final mission as a celebration of all the space shuttles accomplished over its 30-year life spectacular to see the orbiter come out of the VAB it looks so tiny but it's really quite massive and it's very majestic so we're really happy to be here when I echo Chris's remarks thanks for coming and we're really looking forward to them to see our vehicle want to Launchpad is just a tremendous sight it really brings it home hey this is real it also brings home just how big that spacecraft is so it's a pleasure to be here we want to thank all the folks from the Kennedy Space Center who got it to this point to get rady wall to the pad you hey thanks Gilligan silver variant you all made it look easy the sellers always going to be a reflection of what a great nation could do when it dares to be bold and commits the fall through without ending the journey today for completing a chapter a journey that will never end you're the size of many willing to be the hearts Souls and who lives with the cause of exploration every rich history but like that's all one more time you witness this great nation and it's best to live Atlantis is ready for launch called the after a physical process et Orbi thankful to them it's been a great partnership and who you are go you Atlantis just OTC to say has been over 30 years in the making there have been many fabulous missions throughout here on behalf of KSC launch team past and present we salute the entire astronaut corps for their dedication not only for expanded knowledge of the universe but for the improvements you have contributed to on earth have an explanation and Godspeed you Kabuto bbc's go stop the others go follow so that can adjust let's go let's go mother has no constraints Philon they can make the transit bill appears go lr do you go at the Rose go you have a range of quid watch okay forget now we're starting so pretty good down here on the ground about this one today so on behalf of the greatest team in the world good luck to you and your crew on the final fly of of true American icon so for the final time Fergie Doug standing Rex good luck Cosby's have will process NTD you slide on two one two for the record I'm go twelve o'clock before the two thousand thirty one seconds to desire this is the mic reserved by of retracted an entity F to be concurs fpdc pls but too much you've already filled several possible resume on my mark three two one mark Gilles is go for autosequence start you Oh you you you you you

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Length: 17min 1sec (1021 seconds)

Published: Tue Jul 19 2011