:25:16
T minus 20 seconds.
:25:21
T minus 17...
:25:23
...16, 15...
:25:26
...13, 12...
:25:28
...11, 10. We are go
for main-engine start.
:25:31
Eight, seven, six.
:25:34
We have main-engine start.
:25:37
Three, two...
:25:40
...one.
:25:41
Solid motor ignition and liftoff.
:26:00
Good roll, standing by
to throttle down.
:26:05
Throttle's down to 67%%% through its
period of maximum dynamic pressure.
:26:12
Standing by to throttle up.
Pass through the speed of sound.
:26:20
Go at throttle up.
:26:34
This mission is one
for the Guinness Books...
:26:37
...with the size
of flight crew aboard: 3305.
:26:43
That is, five humans
and 3300 honey bees.
:26:47
The bees are part
of a student experiment.
:26:51
Their efforts to build
in zero gravity...
:26:54
...soon capture
the curiosity of the crew.
:26:57
There's too many to see a hive,
but it looks like they're having fun.