TRUTH BE TOLD

“Countdown” é a faixa final de “Signals” (1982), do Rush, e contém ao longo dela áudios da NASA. Q ao q me consta, não constam transcritos nos encartes do lançamento e relançamentos em questão, mas uma página facebúquica sobre a banda (Anything & Anywhere RUSH) os publicou todos, pra quem quiser seguir.

Não duvido q tenha sido coisa de fã abnegado q o fez:

Nasa transcript from “Countdown “

“We’re coming up on the 45 minute point in our countdown. Everything’s going smoothly.” “T minus 45 minutes and counting.” “T minus 40 minutes, minus 40 minutes and counting…” “This is shuttle launch control.” “We have a, uh, report from the orbiter test center, they are go for launch at the present time… no major problems… engine final hold.” “T minus 27 seconds; we have sequencer start.” “T minus 20 seconds and counting, T minus 15, 14, 13, T minus 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4; we’ve got the main engine start-we have it.” “America’s first space shuttle.” “And the shuttle has cleared the tower.” “T plus 30 seconds, 35…” “Columbia, Houston, you’re going 40…” “Columbia is now clearing for its precise window in space for main engine cutoff.” “Launch plus 240 seconds, Columbia now 39 nautical miles altitude, 42 nautical miles down range.” “Columbia, you’re lookin’ a little hot and all your calls will be a little early.” “Young and Crippen really moving out now, velocity reading of 6200 feet per second.” “What a view, what a view.” “Glad you’re enjoying it.” “Columbia, Houston, we have 40 seconds to LOS, after LOS you’re looking good for an over-the-hill; we’ll see you in Madrid.” (Note: LOS = Loss Of Signal. As the orbiter passes over the horizon, US listening posts lose signal. Antennas in Madrid relay signals to Mission Control in Houston.) “And we enjoyed the music, Bob; thank ya’.” “Ah, we enjoyed it; we just wanted to share somethin’ with you.”