Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - KGO - 20110128:10:49:00
And ronald mcnair. and payload specialist gregory jarvis. lift-off was scheduled for 9:38 this morning. again, there were problems. a hard freeze overnight left ice on the launch pad. a two-hour delay. and then nasa discovers a faulty fire detector on board the shuttle. another hour's delay while it's replaced. finally, the lift-off was set for 11:38. a crowd of some 500 spectators, including 18 visiting school children from mcauliffe's hometown and then counted down anxiously. >> five, four, three, two, one! >> reporter: the liftoff appeared flawless. the spectators, including christa's paren...
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