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Aalice.147 net.columbia utzoo!decvax!ucbvax!ihnss!mhtsa!research!alice!sjb Tue Nov 10 17:57:12 1981 countdown progress ``The countdown has begun,'' the word came at 0800 EST today. At the first tick of the clock, liquids hydrogen and oxygen began flowing into the fuel cells. By mid-morning, everything was ``rolling along.'' The weather outlook looks good (cloudy, 12 mph winds, no rain) for the launch, despite a storm front near the Cape. The weather also looks good at Edwards Air Force base, the primary abort landing spot. Regular landing is scheduled for Tuesday, 17 November, at 1140 EST.

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