they're really putting their lives on the line here, and you get a sense of the fervor, the passion, the fanaticism of the people that work here and the pride they have taken in their job for the last 30 years. it almost didn't come off due to bad weather. even nasa experts were saying this was a 70% chance of a no go earlier this morning, but the heavy cloud cover eventually lifted. really a thrill for the crowds of people who did come out. as many as 750,000 people estimated to come, and all along the roads here along the beaches, the highways you see people park in their campers, in their rvs who really probably had this on their list for a long time and realized this would be the last chance. certainly, it was. as far as the mission of the atlantis, this is its 33rd mission in space, and it'll be a real mix of the practical as well as the science. as far as the practical goes, they'll be bringing up provisions to the international space center, about 8,000 pounds worth, enough for a year. as far as the science goes, they will be experimenting with how