On suppression water system is now being activated, on firing chain. If the inhibits are now removed, launch exit system is on. Team minus 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, and lift off of safe zone of place. Launch the gorge, the plight is good, and it's safe. Houston now controlling the flank of Atlantis. Atlantis hit in, ride your roll. Atlantis into the roll, placing the shuttle in a heads-down wings-level position for the end to happen at Rhine to orbit. Atlantis beginning its chase of the International Space Station of 42-hour pursuit of the facility. 37, 7, 7 of the flight, Atlantis' 3-liquid fuel main engines now throttling back in 3-step fashion to 72% of rated performance, reducing the stress on the shunnels and breaks through the sound barrier. One minute into the flight, those main engines now beginning to rev up to full throttle 104% rated performance, good engine performance, good fuel cells, good three hydraulic power units. Go add throttle up. Go add throttle up. They throttle up, call acknowledge by Captain Gus Luria to Commander Steve Lindsay aboard Atlantis. Lindsay joined on the flight deck by Pilot Charlie Hoboff, flight engineer Genek Cavandi, mission specialist Mike Gerner and Hart, Jim Riley seated alone down on the mid deck. One minute 36 seconds into the flight, Atlantis already 18 miles in altitude, 15 miles down range from the Kennedy Space Center, all systems functioning perfectly at this moment. Atlantis traveling 2900 miles per hour, now 27 miles down range, and a good Salarocka Booster separation. Thank you.