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Weather and a picture perfect launch. there were no issues with the entire countdown here and the shuttle got off right on time. now "atlantis" is flying for likely the last time the orbiter will ever fly. there are two scheduled shuttle flights left after this, one for the shuttle "endeavour" and one for the shuttle "discovery." it's not clear right now exactly when the shuttle program will finally wind up, it may slip well into next year. but i've got to tell you, wolf, a spectacular sight here today, and, in fact, we talked to some folks at the visitors' center, 9,000 tickets were sold to p...

Roll maneuver. >> nominal shutdown on all three. you will be go for the plus "x," go for the pitch. >> "atlantis," copy, nominal setdown, go for the plus "x," go for the pitch. >> good readback. >> and that roll to heads up provides a good satellite communications link with "atlantis" continuing its travel into space, approaching seven minutes into the flight. >> "atlantis," you are single engine press 104. >> copy, single engine press 104. >> "atlantis" can reach orbit on one engine now should two fail, however, all three are still in good shape. "atlantis" is now traveling 13,000 miles per h...

External tank looking down the length of the orbiter as "atlantis" heads into orbit on its 32nd voyage into space. >> "atlantis" you are pressed to ato. >> copy and pressed to ato. >> "atlantis" can reach orbit on two engines should one fail at this point, however, all three are still in great shape. i've got a report that the flash evaporator system providing cooling to all of the systems is also operating normally as well. "atlantis" is traveling 7,700 miles per hour, 278 miles downrange, 67 miles out in altitude.

Soldiers. the carnage left eight people dead, 101 wounded. also some amazing video of the floodwaters busting through at a pep boys auto store in tennessee. a surveillance camera capturing the scene as nashville continues its efforts to recover from the floods. meanwhile nasa's "atlantis" space shuttle leaves the earth's orbit one last timt today. the orbiter made the 32nd and final trip, blasting off this afternoon. "atlantis" is bound for a 12-day trip to the international space station. balloon boy's parents getting their balloon back. the balloon thought to be carrying a 6-year-old boy...

The orbital engines on the tail of the vehicle. those have been burning out for 1 1/2 minutes. >> atlantis, you are negative return. >> negative return means atlantis can no longer around the kennedy space center. in the events of an engine failure it's traveling too high and too fast to return to the launch site. traveling 6,000 miles an hour. 180 miles from the kennedy space center at 62 miles or 330,000 feet. this view from a camera on the external tank look down the length of the orbiter as