The Dream Is Alive
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:03:01
70 at 5.
:03:06
50 knots, 5 deceleration.
:03:10
30 at 5.
:03:12
In the middle of a Florida
wildlife refuge, the shuttles land.

:03:17
They are serviced and relaunched.
:03:19
Houston, wheels are stopped.
:03:22
- Way to go, guys.
- Great job!

:03:25
Magnificent!
:03:27
This is Kennedy Space Center,
America's spaceport.

:03:39
We hear the most about astronauts.
:03:42
But there are thousands more
behind the scenes...

:03:46
...to keep the shuttles flying.
:03:54
They maintain
the more than 30,000 tiles...

:03:58
...that protect the orbiter
from the heat of re-entry.

:04:02
Steven Neihardt, Lockheed Comm.
:04:11
Hazardous operations
are continuing in the VAB.

:04:15
They watch over the components.
:04:18
The solid rockets, the massive
external tank and the orbiter.

:04:23
All unofficial personnel clear
Landing 3 in the transfer aisle.

:04:36
Two weeks to launch,
the shuttle rolls out to the pad.

:04:47
The flight crew has trained
at Johnson Space Center.

:04:52
They've come here to Florida for a
dress rehearsal with the launch team.


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