Liftoff +5 seconds	"Go for throttleup"
Booster separation	The shadow cast by the launch plume points to the moon.  A harbinger of a return, perhaps.
As a NASA helicopter with USA (United Space Alliance) security circles overhead, the AstroVan stops to let out the Launch Director as it takes the STS-98 crew to the Shuttle Atlantis.	STS-98 viewed from Sebastian, Florida just after booster separation.  Photo courtesy Laurie Milewski