Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - FOXNEWS - 20100405:10:23:00
More than 4 1/2 million pounds and now one minute and 27 seconds into the flight, the main engines and solid rocket boosters have reduced that weight by about half. solid rocket boosters alone are burning 11,000 pounds of propellant per second and the external tank is now 3,000 pounds lighter than when it began. discovery is now 21 miles away from its launch pad and 22 miles an altitude. all three main engines are working just as expected and the three fuel cells are generating power and three auxiliary power units are reducing pressure. everything performing well. 2 minutes and 7 seconds into...
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