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from space shuttle columbia as columbia continues to orbit the earth at an altitude of about 150 statute miles. columbia, houston, laurel, you're loud and clear on air to ground one. -the second day, i drive in to work kind of euphoric because another launch, another successful launch. you know, the flight director's office and the mission control center in houston is working with them. they're -- everything's good. i walked into the analysis lab to start reviewing film from the launch. we started the film at the beginning. [ rockets roaring ] we're watching this liftoff. you see the...

We will join the entire nasa family for a moment of silence in their memory. our thoughts and prayers go to their families as well. -here we go. -we went to nasa and did what they called a teleconference. yeah, i remember being excited. -he did all these what he would call stupid astronaut tricks. i think he did different flips and, like, would poke his head out from different angles to make us laugh. and also just to play around with weightlessness. when else are you going to be able to float on camera?

He did all these what he would call stupid astronaut tricks. I think he did different flips and, like, would poke his head out from different angles to make us laugh. And also just to play around with weightlessness. When else are you going to be able to float on camera . So. [ chuckles ] it was really cool to see. It was our dating anniversary. It was also the anniversary of challenger. We had about 20 or 25 minutes and he shared how the mission was going. It was so nice to be able to see him, talk to him. And he was having a blast