Discovery Shuttle Launch: 6 Minutes into Flight!

Added: 2026-06-04

[00:00:04]Discovery single engine ops three.

[00:00:08]Copy single engine ops three.

[00:00:12]Discovery now 336 miles down range from the Kennedy Space Center, coming up on the six minute mark into the flight.

[00:00:22]The guidance officer in mission control confirming that Discovery's computers have commanded the main engines to swivel again, enabling the shuttle to roll to a heads-up position above the fuel tank, gaining more favorable communications through the tracking and data relay satellite system as it heads uphill.

[00:00:37]Single engine is