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201
When we hit 40,000 feet,
the shuttle will detach, ascend... 202
...and then fire the first of two propellant
systems, the liquid fuel boosters. 203
When the shuttle
reaches the stratosphere... 204
...the secondary
insertion booster will fire... 205
...propelling the craft
at 4gs into the mesosphere. 206
- Careful.
- I know. 207
- Careful. Careful.
- I know. 208
Wow, that's really something, Lex. 209
Wait for it. 210
Wow, that's really something, Lex. 211
It's freaking Gone With the Wind. 212
- Shut off the camera.
- But I'm getting it. 213
I said, shut off the damn camera. 214
I think I did something wrong. 215
No. That wasn't you. 216
Ignition is at T minus one minute
and we are prepping for separation. 217
CDR., start the clock. 218
Three minutes and counting. 219
Body signs normal. Crew is looking good. 220
Shuttle readouts are holding steady. 221
- We're still a go for launch.
- Roger. 222
- Houston, you copy?
- Houston, do you copy? 223
Oh, God. 224
Electrical variance. 225
What the...? 226
Please, there's nothing to worry about. 227
It seems that we are experiencing
a slight power outage. 228
- What did you do?
- It wasn't me. It just cycled back up. 229
Genesis, radio check from Houston. 230
There we have it.
We were experiencing a power outage. 231
- Climbing to 40,000 feet.
- Roger, 40,000 feet. 232
And it's gone! A blazing fastball... 233
Is that it? 234
I don't think so. 235
Dual engine failure,
but they're up and running again. 236
Genesis, I hate to say this, but it looks
like we're gonna have to scrub the launch. 237
- Aborting booster ignition.
- Roger. Aborting booster ignition. 238
Boosters are non-responsive.
We're still counting down for ignition. 239
- Platform, we have a problem.
- Go. 240
Looks like something faulted
during the power outage. 241
Both boosters are
counting down for ignition. 242
Platform, you have 30 seconds. 243
- What?
- Release couplings. 244
We can't shut down boosters. 245
We should be able to manage the launch
and recover to the emergency field. 246
T minus 23 seconds to ignition. 247
Genesis, you're a go
for evac procedures. 248
Twenty-one, 20... 249
...19... 250
Couplings are non-responsive. | 
