You are the Public Relations Officers for the launch of the Space Shuttle.
Your voices will be heard by millions of people all over the world who watch
the shuttle launch on television. It will be your job to listen to the
communications with the shuttle and explain what is happening to the
television audience. Please use the links below to get familiar with the
events. Then use the list below to explain the events as they occur.
| When
You Hear |
You
Should Say |
| Press your go button |
All systems are go. We are 30 seconds
from the launch of the Space Shuttle |
| Follow Clock |
T-minus 10 , 9 , 8 , main engine start , 6 , 5
, 4 , 3 , 2 , 1, Booster ignition and launch of the space shuttle. |
| Shuttle has cleared the tower, go for roll |
The shuttle is now rolling to position to
reach orbit a little over 8 minutes from now. |
| Go for Throttle Back |
Shuttle is now preparing to throttle back its
engines as we pass through the area of maximum pressure. |
| Shuttle go for throttle up |
Shuttle has now past the area of maximum
pressure. |
| Status Report |
Shuttle now traveling at ______ Miles
per hour, _______ miles above the earth and ____ miles away from the
launch pad. |
| Go for SRB Separation. |
Coming up on solid rocket booster separation. |
| Status Report |
Shuttle now traveling at ______ Miles
per hour, _______ miles above the earth and ____ miles away from the
launch pad. |
| Two Engine Abort to _____ |
That last call indicates that if one engine
fails the shuttle can make an emergency landing in ______. |
| Status Report |
Shuttle now traveling at ______ Miles
per hour, _______ miles above the earth and ____ miles away from the
launch pad. |
| Negative Return |
Shuttle has now past the point where it is
traveling too fast and is too far away to return to the landing site in
the event of an emergency. |
| Two engine press to orbit |
This indicates that if one engine fails the
shuttle now has enough speed to reach a stable orbit. |
| Status Report |
Shuttle now traveling at ______ Miles
per hour, _______ miles above the earth and ____ miles away from the
launch pad. |
| Status Report |
Shuttle now traveling at ______ Miles
per hour, _______ miles above the earth and ____ miles away from the
launch pad. |
| Status Report |
Shuttle now traveling at ______ Miles
per hour, _______ miles above the earth and ____ miles away from the
launch pad. |
| Single engine press to orbit |
This indicates that if two engines fail the
shuttle now has enough speed to reach a stable orbit. |
| One minute of powered flight remaining. |
One minute to the end of powered flight of the
space shuttle |
| Stand by for main engine cut-off and fuel tank
separation. |
Standing by for the end of powered flight of
the space shuttle |
| MECO |
The Space Shuttle has now reached a stable
orbit. |
| External Tank Separation OK |
The external fuel tank has now separated from
the orbiter. |
| Mission complete the shuttle is now in
orbit... |
The shuttle is now in a stable orbit _____
miles above the earth. This now marks the end of this NASA Mission
control broadcast. |