De-orbit Burn...

[petermcleland]

There is a de-orbit burn due at about 2200 GMT (Wednesday 26th March) with the Shuttle landing about 1 hour and 5 mins later

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

Edit...They have waved off the first oportunity and will now go for the second...De-orbit burn should now be at 23:35 GMT with a night landing at about 00:40 GMT Thursday

[ianhind]

That one has been waved off due to cloud - I thought I heard now 0733 CT = 1233 GMT Thursday

Anyone confirm?

[Chris Trott]

Must've miss heard. They landed at 1939CST (or 0039 GMT) with no anomalies. The delay must have been 1 orbit (~90 minutes) and not 12 hours.

[petermcleland]

Must've miss heard. They landed at 1939CST (or 0039 GMT) with no anomalies. The delay must have been 1 orbit (~90 minutes) and not 12 hours.

Well my estimate was only a minute out

"Edit...They have waved off the first oportunity and will now go for the second...De-orbit burn should now be at 23:35 GMT with a night landing at about 00:40 GMT Thursday"

[Chris Trott]

Yep, but Ian's was 12 out.