Candrea Thomas/NASA Launch Commentator:
This is Commander Lee Archambault. Pilot Tony Antonelli. Mission
Specialist 1 Joe Acaba. Mission Specialist Koichi Wakata. Mission
Specialist 3 Ricky Arnold. Mission Specialist Steve Swanson.
Mission Specialist John Phillips. The STS-119 crew is now walking
out of the crew quarters, making their way to the elevator. Crew is
now walking out of the Operations and Checkout Building where
they'll enter the Astrovan, which will carry them to the launch pad,
on 39, Launch Pad 39A. We expect the crew to arrive at the launch
pad White Room in about 25 minutes. The Astrovan is a modified
1980s RV that has bench seating and air conditioning hookups that
hook into the orange launch-and-entry-suits to keep the astronauts cool.
(crowd cheering)