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The point, 15 seconds away from meco, that main engine cutoff point that signifies they're safely in orbit, but it appears that they are approaching that very, very well. and here we go, we'll listen closely to mission control. >> nominal meco starliner. >> nominal is the term that it went well. >> main engine cutoff. we got good energy, meaning good velocity for continuing to orbit and good plane meaning starliner's trajectory is aligned with the international space station for rendezvous tomorrow. >> and with that, butch and sunny will return to orbit and they're both individually

A mix of purified kerosene and liquid oxygen. and then they go into the upper stage, which is going to be a critical part. you're going to hear separation, moving to the upper stage of the rocket where they burn liquid hydrogen and oxygen. again, accelerating, hitting that as fast as they can, they need to rendezvous with the international space station. this is all calculated, down to the millisecond. we watch 11 minutes and 09 seconds of elapsed time, waiting to hit the 12-minute mark because we want to listen for meco, main engine cutoff. i might make the point very quickly that sunita will...

I thought to myself, "there's something wrong here. cannot possibly feel like this." ♪ -solid rocket booster separation confirmed. guidance now converging. columbia's onboard computers commanding the main engine nozzles to gently swivel, aiming the shuttle for a precise target in space for main engine cutoff. -i was, like, more nervous. you know, you see the plumes of smoke and the fire, and you kind of know what's going on, but you're just kind of like in the back of your head, "is i supposed to do that? is that correct? okay, like, there they go. wow, that's so high." you know, just all th...

I mean, its very emotional. Columbias three main engines draining a half a ton of Fuel Per second, heading towards space on the first Shuttle Mission of the year. You know how on tv it looks like youre going up really smoothly . No, not at all. Its kind of a wild ride. And theres a lot of vibration. And on my first flight, it was so much, i thought to myself, theres something wrong here. Cannot possibly feel like this. Solid Rocket Booster Separation confirmed. Guidance now converging. Columbias onboard computers commanding the main Engine Nozzles to gently swivel, aiming the shuttle for a pre...

NASA has simulated the environmental effects of landing on the lunar surface as the space agency prepares to send astronauts back to the moon on its upcoming Artemis missions.