Megan Cruz (NASA Communications): Here are the astronauts: Commander Butch Wilmore and
Pilot Suni Williams, as you can see, suiting up for their mission into the history books.
Derrol Nail (NASA Communications): This is a tradition. The whole idea
here is to lose to the chief. Cruz: Out of the suit up room,
Commander Butch Wilmore and Pilot Suni Williams walking to an elevator at the
end of the hallway… Our CFT crew, taking their first steps outside…
Now en route to Launch Pad 41. Mission Control: Crew transport
vehicle has entered the pad. Cruz: Butch and Suni arrive on Level 12.
NASA Astronaut Mike Fincke: Last look at planet Earth for a while, saying “hi” to us. Hi Suni!
Cruz: Butch getting in there. Dee Russell (Boeing Communications): Gotten
strapped into their seats here. Mission Control: Hatch closure complete. Roger.
Lauren Brennecke (Boeing Communications): Three, two, one, ignition…and liftoff of
Starliner and Atlas V, carrying two American heroes drawing a line to the stars for all of us…
Commander Butch Wilmore there calling down to Mission Control here in Houston
that the spacecraft has begun rolling into the right attitude for ascent. The guidance,
navigation, and control officer here in the room seeing good data on that.