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"We're coming up on the 45 minute point in our countdown."
"Everything's going smoothly."
"T minus 45 minutes and counting."
"Coming up on t minus 40 minutes"
"T minus 40 minutes and counting..."
"This is shuttle launch control."
[Verse 1]
Lit up with anticipation
We arrive at the launching site
The sky is still dark
Nearing dawn
On the Florida coastline
Circling choppers slash the night
With roving searchlight beams
This magic day when super-science
Mingles with the bright stuff of dreams
"We have a, uh, report from the orbiter test center, they are go for launch."
"At the present time we know of no major problems as we enter final hold."
[Verse 2]
Floodlit in the hazy distance
The star of this unearthly show
Venting vapors, like the breath
Of a sleeping white dragon
Crackling speakers, voices tense
Resume the final count
All systems check, T-minus-nine
As the sun and the drama start to mount
[Verse 3]
The air is charged, a humid, motionless mass
The crowds and the cameras
The cars full of spectators pass
Excitement so thick, you could cut it with a knife
Technology high, on the leading edge of life
"T-minus twenty-seven seconds"
"We applaud for redundant sequencers start"
"T-minus twenty seconds and counting"
"T-minus fifteen, fourteen, thirteen"
"T-minus ten, nine, eight, seven, six, five, four"
"We've locked the main engine start, we have it"
[Verse 4]
The earth beneath us starts to tremble
With the spreading of a low black cloud
A thunderous roar shakes the air
Like the whole world exploding
"America's first space shuttle."
Scorching blast of golden fire
As it slowly leaves the ground
"And the shuttle has cleared the tower."
It tears away with a mighty force
The air is shattered by that awesome sound
"T-plus thirty seconds, plus thirty-five..."
"Columbia, Houston you are go at forty"
[Verse 5]
Excitement so thick, you could cut it with a knife
Technology high, on the leading edge of life
Like a pillar of cloud, the smoke lingers high in the air
In fascination with the eyes of the world we stare
"Columbia is now clearing for its precise window in space for main
engine cutoff."
"Launch two minute and forty seconds,
"Columbia now thirty-nine nautical miles altitude,
uh, forty-two nautical miles down range."
"Columbia, you're lookin' a little hot and
all your calls will be a little early."
"Young and Crippen really moving out,
now velocity reading of sixty-two hundred feet per second."
"What a view, what a view."
"Glad you're enjoying it."
"G800 to LOS"
"Columbia, Houston, we have forty seconds to LOS"
After LOS you're looking good for an over-the-hill; we'll see you in Madrid."
"And we enjoyed the music, Bob; thank ya'."
"Ah, we enjoyed it; we just wanted to share somethin' with you."
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Slobovich в 2023-04-11
Slobovich в 2023-04-11✕
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Writer(s): Geddy Lee, Neil Peart, Alex Lifeson
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Errors detected in lyrics, the STS-1 Mission commentary:
"We applaud for redundant sequencers start" is "We have gone for a redundant sequencers start".
"We've locked the main engine start, we have it" is "We've gone for main engine start, we have main engine start".
"And the shuttle has cleared the tower" is "The shuttle has cleared the tower"; this clip runs concurrently with the lyric "A thunderous roar shakes the air...".
"Ah, we enjoyed it; we just wanted to share somethin' with you" is "Ah, we enjoyed it; we just wanted to share some with you".
Despite minor errors, a good representation. Transcripted from official, clean STS-1 audio dialogue files: repeatedly played at 100- and 90-percent speed rates for verification, same pitch. Thank you for your consideration. --"Autie Rob", Boise