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Lift off. engine at full thrust. we have cleared the tower now 10 seconds into flight. begun pitch over program. body rate responses look good. now 15 seconds in. closed loop control. r 180 looks good at full thrust. seeing good chamber pressure on srbs. now 26 seconds into flight. r-180 throttling down to partial thrust as expected. engine response looks good. now 38 seconds in. r-180 engine operating parameters continue to look good. vehicle is now passing through max q. maximum dynamic pressu...

Almost unbearable in this case as in so many others, those first responders are often neighbors themselves doing their jobs for people they know and they love. in a word theyre volunteers. i want to bring in jeff mcclellan, a volunteer firefighter in darrington, washington who knows first hand just how difficult finding the victims of this tragedy are. jack, i appreciate you being with us. i know you arrived to the area -- jeff excuse me. i know you arrived to the area just minutes after the lan...

Continues to operate. leads stable. pressures are good. the engine response as expected. current altitude is 3 1/2 miles. down range distance, three tenths of a mile traveling at 1186 miles per hour. mach 1. next cue.