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Rick Sturckow/STS-130 Capcom: Endeavour, Houston. You are "go" for the deorbit burn.
George Zamka/STS-130 Commander: Copy. "Go" for the deorbit burn.
Kylie Clem/STS-130 Entry Commentator: The propulsion officer here in mission control indicating that both engines are firing,
and firing well for the deorbit burn. This is a two minute and 34 second burn to slow
Endeavour down by about 294 feet per second,
or 200 miles an hour, serving as a braking maneuver to bring Endeavour out of orbit and into the Earth's atmosphere.
Each orbital maneuvering system engine is providing 6,000 pounds of thrust.