STS-118 is a go for a 1232 landing window!!

commander bunnypants

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Tue Aug-21-07 10:32 AM
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STS-118 is a go for a 1232 landing window!!

:woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo:

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edbermac

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Tue Aug-21-07 11:10 AM
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1. Let's hope they land...in one piece...

Edited on Tue Aug-21-07 11:11 AM by edbermac

If they don't, kiss the shuttle program goodbye.

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CottonBear

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Tue Aug-21-07 11:20 AM
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2. Live link to NASA TV: 13 minutes to touchdown, just went over Cuba...

Edited on Tue Aug-21-07 11:22 AM by CottonBear

http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/live_tv.html

Roll reversal from left to right at 39 degress to slow down the shuttle...

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Richardo

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Tue Aug-21-07 11:23 AM
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3. They're through re-entry...10 mintues to landing

:whew:

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CottonBear

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Tue Aug-21-07 11:28 AM
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4. I know! Visual contact now and less than 5 min to TD! n/t

Edited on Tue Aug-21-07 11:30 AM by CottonBear

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supernova

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Tue Aug-21-07 11:34 AM
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5. Never saw the view from the flight deck window before!

:woohoo: :woohoo:

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CottonBear

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Tue Aug-21-07 11:37 AM
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7. That was so freaking cool! That and the view from the ground as it went over. n/t

Edited on Tue Aug-21-07 11:37 AM by CottonBear

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supernova

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Tue Aug-21-07 11:45 AM
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10. That was a really nice shot

the overhead one.

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DS1

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Tue Aug-21-07 11:35 AM
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6. It sounds like an old steam engine at the station

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CottonBear

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Tue Aug-21-07 11:38 AM
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8. Did you see that heat sensitive b&W video feed showing the heat and steam? n/t

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supernova

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Tue Aug-21-07 11:44 AM
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9. Yes, I did!

I didn't know what the noise was.

What's that whirring sound?

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CottonBear

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Tue Aug-21-07 11:50 AM
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12. I think that the engines are cooling off so much so that you can hear it.

Edited on Tue Aug-21-07 11:50 AM by CottonBear

Coming back to earth generates a lot of heat and they did fire up the engines to re-enter the atmosphere.

I got to see Enterprise (the first shuttle that they glided off of the 747 jet back in the late 1970s in Huntsville, AL at the space center. It's not that big. The fuel tank are huge though. I got to walk right around it on the ground (literally, I was just about 25 feet away from it!) and then wlak througha full size mock up of the cockpit! It was an awesome experience and the closest I'll ever get to a shuttle again!

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XNASA

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Tue Aug-21-07 11:49 AM
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11. After the payload bay doors are closed.....

...an alternate method of dissapating heat is required.

Somehow ammonia is involved and what you're hearing is the venting of the ammonia.

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DS1

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Tue Aug-21-07 11:51 AM
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13. interesting. thanks

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CottonBear

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Tue Aug-21-07 11:52 AM
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14. Cool! Thanks! Now "ready for vent door purge position." Lots of fire & emergency vehicles. n/t

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