Gadgetory

- 30 status check go Delta go PSP - 15 brophy ignition ten nine mr. star eight seven six five three two one zero liftoff of the mighty delta 4 heavy rocket with NASA's Parker Solar Probe a daring mission to shed light on the mysteries of our closest star the Sun three hurricanes look good in a full thrust mode 25 seconds into flight press Continue look good on all three booster 35 seconds in pressure on the core booster throttling down to the partial thrust mode response looks good now 15 seconds into flight strap-on boosters look good in the full thrust mode Corbeau she looks good in the margin trust mode and one minute of light equals objector looking good right down the middle racetrack one minute 10 seconds into flight I'm one minute 19 seconds into flight max Q maximum dynamic pressure and Mach 1 l spores now supersonic one minute 30 seconds into flight and at 2 minutes 39 seconds into flight the Delta 4 rocket now weighs just 1/2 of what it did at launch burning propellant at a rate of almost 5,000 pounds per second and launch vehicle is now 33 miles in altitude 49 miles downrange distance traveling at 4,500 miles per hour 3 minutes into flight port and starboard boosters have begun to throttle down and we have jettison of both strap-on boosters herb booster has throttled back up to full thrust response looks good and we have good indication of stage separation edges deploying we have pre start on the all tent and we have ignition on the air Alton engine engine chamber pressure looks good and we have good indication of payload fairing jettison now six minutes 20 seconds into flight and with the boost phase of flight complete Parker Solar Probe will now continue its journey to the Sun you