Atlantis de-orbit burn...

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Atlantis de-orbit burn...

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is at 1525 hours on NASA TV:-

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

Landing is at Edwards about 1 hour 11 minutes later.

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Yep, she's finally coming home after an amazing mission. :) Recently I watched a video where one of the Space Shuttle pilots spoke of how difficult it is for them to apply the brakes upon landing. He said after a week or two in zero-g it's pretty tough to lift your feet to apply the brakes. ;-)

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Thanks for that heads up. I cought the last hour or so. First time seen live too.

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Beautifully flown right on the numbers...Most impressive :dancer:

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Almost makes me want to get the CS Shuttle. :)
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Here's Atlantis' pilot practicing his landings while in orbit. I wonder what kind of fps his Laptop gets? :lol:

http://www.nasa.gov/images/content/3509 ... 013050.jpg

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The Shuttle, the ISS, Hubble and all of it...never fails to impress and amaze me.

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