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D.c. where it was on display. the first commercially owned vehicle to ever circle the earth and land safely back. >> the guy who designed the 747, when he saw it take off, he said he cant believe it works. thats how i feel. >> reporter: his company space x is considered the leader in what is quickly becoming a commercial race to space. >> races are good. >> reporter: there is little doubt the race is now on. atk, the company that builds the shuttles solid rocket boosters, announced it is going t...

>> reporter: yeah. thats it. certainly coming -- this is emblematic of the fact that it really is coming to an end now. shuttle "discovery" coming home later this morning. the six-member crew just started making preparations for the de-orbit burn that will come about an hour before they land at 11:57:44 eastern time here at the kennedy space center. you can see the weather here is spectacular today. thats looking really, really good. i want you to look at some spectacular video. this was shot on...

Forecasters say they could hit 30 miles an hour. and some incredible video to show you. its just released by nasa. basically, letting us ride along on the shuttle "discovery" launch. look at that. when the crew blasted off last week for the international space station, cameras attached to the solid rocket boosters caught it all. going slow because its a great video and i want you to see it. the footage shows the boosters separating, falling away, and crashing into the atlantic. nasa installed ...

Unchts "discovery" houston you are go at throttle up. >> commander steve lindsey acknowledging the call, "discoverys" three main engines throttle back up. lindsey is joined by pilot eric bowen, al drew and nicole staunt. mission specialist mike barrett and steve bowen. "discoverys" three main engines are bulg a rate that would drain an average swimming pool at 35 seconds. they produce more than 7 million pounds of thrust. 1:50 into the flight were standing by for separation of the twin solid roc...

At throttle up. acknowledging the call from captain as "discoverys" three main engine throttle back up. lindsey is joined on the flight deck bowen drew and staunt. mission specialist mike barrett and steve bowen. "discoverys" three main engines burning rate average swimming pool 25 seconds. the engines combined with the solid rocket boosters produce more than 7 million pounds of thrust. one minute 50 seconds into the flight. were standing by for separation of the twin solid rocket boosters. "dis...

>> "discovery"ç houston. . >> steve says, go. everything is fine. >> acknowledging is the "discovery" three main engines to throttle backup. >> in mission control, everything is right on schedule. >> mission specialist mike barrett and steve bowen. discoverys main three engines. about 25 seconds. the engines combined with the solid rocket boosters produced more than 7 million pounds of thrust. 1:50 into the flight. were standing by for separation of the twin solid rocket boosters "discovery" n...

Down range distance 3 nautical miles. >> so the 25th space shuttle mission is now on the way after more delays than nasa cares to count. this morning, it looked as though they were not going to be able to get off. >> 1:15. altitude 9 nautical miles. down range distance 7 nautical miles. >> looks like a couple of the solid rocket boosters blew away from the side of the shuttle in an explosion. >> flight controllers here looking very carefully here at the situation. obviously, a major malfunction.

Today, the seven astronauts on board "challenger" when it lifted off, 73 seconds later the vehicle exploded. the accident caused by the extreme cold weather coupled with a faulty seal in one of the giant solid rocket boosters. the seven astronauts who perish ed. we went to a school in virginia this past week and met with a very special teacher. she has a very close bond with the teacher. she was actually in her school, the same school that she taught at. she was in the sunday school with her. an...

1:30 into the flight, all three auxiliary power units that provide hydraulic power to the orbiters systems are in good shape as are the fuel cells providing electricity to all of the systems on board. "atlantis" is 119 miles in altitude from the kennedy space center, 20 miles traveling 2,500 miles per hour. coming up on staging the point at which the twin solid rocket boosters burn out and separate from the orbiter. booster separation confirmed. the onboard guidance system has done its job of se...

The orbiter systems in good shape as are the fuel cells providing electricity to the systems onboard. 20 miles traveling 2,500-mile-per-hour. the twin solid rocket boosters burn out and separate from the orbiter. >> booster separation confirmed. the onboard guidance system has done its job of settling out any of the dispersions introduced at the booster separation. atlantis performance thus far is exactly as planned as atlantis head into orbit. wings level into an historic