Eleven. Ten. Nine. Eight. Seven. Six. Five. Four. Three. Two. One. We have
ignition and liftoff of NASA's New Horizons spacecraft on a decade-long voyage to visit the planet Pluto and
then beyond. T plus 15 seconds. Everything continues to look good as the Atlas V vehicle climbs away from
Florida's East Coast, the five solid rocket strap-on boosters are burning just fine, sending the New Horizons
spacecraft on its way to the very edge of our solar system. T plus 35 seconds. T plus 40 seconds. One minute
into flight. LAUNCH CONTROL VOICE: Boosters throttle back, 75 percent thrust. SRB chamber pressures
continue to look good.