I have slipped the surly bonds of Earth
And danced the skies on laughter silvered wings
Sunward I've climbed, and joined the tumbling mirth
Of sun-split clouds,and done a hundred things
You have not dreamed of
And, while with silent, lifting mind I've trod
The high untrespassed sanctity of space
Let the launch commence
Ignition sequence start
All engines running
Sunward I've climbed, and joined the tumbling mirth of sun-split clouds
And done a hundred things you haven't dreamed of
Wheeled and soared and swung, high in the sunlit silence
Hovering there, I've chased the shouting wind along
And flung my eager craft through footless halls of air
Up the long, delirious burning blue
I've topped the wind-swept heights with easy grace
Where never lark, or even eagle flew
And while with silent, lifting mind I've trod
The high untrespassed sanctity of space
15 seconds, guidance is internal
Twelve, eleven, ten, nine
Ignition sequence start
Six, five, four
Three, two, one, zero
All engines running
We have a lift-off
All engines running
11, Houston, thrust is GO all engines, you are looking good
- Roger
- Hear you loud and clear, Houston
At 3 minutes, downrange 70 miles, 43 miles high, velocity 9300 feet per second
And, while with silent, lifting mind I've trod
The high untrespassed sanctity of space