SHUTTLE LAUNCH DIRECTOR MIKE LEINBACH: Endeavour, launch director.
COMMANDER DOMINIC GORIE: Go ahead, Mike.
LEINBACH: Okay, Dom, the vehicle's in great shape, the weather's go. In fact,
it should be an interesting sight for you to punch through the clouds tonight.
On behalf of the KSC launch team I'd like to wish you good luck, Godspeed, and we'll see you back here in 16 days.
GORIE: Well Mike, you just made people smile around the world, and you've got
seven smiling faces on board here. I'd like to give a special thanks to our families,
KSC's Endeavour whole crew, our friends in Houston and Canada,
and for JAXA, we'd like to say konnichiwa, duomo arigatou and banzai.
God's truly blessed us with a beautiful night here Mike, to launch, so let's light 'em up and give him a show.
LEINBACH: That sounds great, Dom, thanks very much. Good luck to y'all.