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George Diller/NASA Launch Commentator: Sound suppression water system armed.

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T-10... nine... eight... seven... six?five... four?three?two? one?and liftoff of space shuttle Atlantis,

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the final visit to enhance the vision of Hubble into the deepest grandeur of our universe.

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Gregory H. Johnson/CAPCOM: Bypass across the board, Scooter. No action.

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Kyle Herring/NASA Ascent Commentator: Houston now controlling Atlantis on its way.

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Atlantis on its way. All three engines now throttling down as the area begins,

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as the vehicle passes through the area of maximum dynamic pressure.

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Gregory H. Johnson/CAPCOM: Atlantis, Houston, no action on the MPSB2 out P.

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Scott Altman/STS-125 Commander: Houston, we copy. No action.

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Gregory H. Johnson/CAPCOM: Atlantis, go at throttle up.

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Scott Altman/STS-125 Commander: Houston, Atlantis copies. Go at throttle up.

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Kyle Herring/NASA Ascent Commentator: Seven miles in altitude.

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Altitude 49,000 feet. Flight control team discussing the minor transients that were seen at liftoff.

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All three engines are in good shape. The vehicle is headed downrange.

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All three hydraulic systems in good shape, as are the fuel cells. Atlantis is 18 miles in altitude,

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downrange 23 miles, already traveling 2,500 mph. Approaching staging, the burnout of the twin solid rocket boosters,

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which have been burning fuel at a rate of about 11,000 pounds per second.

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Solid rocket boosters have done their job. Atlantis is continuing in its due easterly course to

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catch up with the Hubble Space Telescope one last time.

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