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Shuttle Discovery Landing
Posted: 10 Sep 2009, 21:29
by delticbob
Has the website been down about 2 hours ago??
Anyhow - Shuttle 'Discovery' at about to do its thing regarding re-entry - weather permitting. I think landing will be around midnight.
Watching NASA TV they are still making plans & entering computer data, so as at now (21.30 BST) things are still go!!
Bob
Re: Shuttle Discovery Landing
Posted: 11 Sep 2009, 02:07
by petermcleland
Both re-entry burn opportunities were waved off for weather so I wish them better luck for tomorrow
Re: Shuttle Discovery Landing
Posted: 11 Sep 2009, 04:51
by airboatr
yep the weather has been very dynamic as they say. all up and down the coast here in FL
they are saying Edwards for friday (today as I write this for you)
last friday we had some lightning like I havn't see in a long time. one thunder rumble lasted ... close to 45 seconds maybe??
I have some really wild video of it , but am waiting before I post it to make sure what I see on the video
is what was really happened.. freekish to say the least
well didn't mean to run off subject ...
I got some flying time in yesterday .... snuck out between cells passing over and snapped this leaving KPHK
Re: Shuttle Discovery Landing
Posted: 12 Sep 2009, 02:06
by petermcleland
She is safely down at Edwards...Great to watch and all right on the button...First I have seen at Edwards
Re: Shuttle Discovery Landing
Posted: 12 Sep 2009, 02:31
by airboatr
Hi Peter ,
amazing how fast it comes in , the view of the HUD is something else, it puts you right in the seat.
Sadly , there aren't many left. And the replacement isn't going to be much more fun than
watching a pop bottle rocket go up and come back down.
Re: Shuttle Discovery Landing
Posted: 12 Sep 2009, 02:35
by DispatchDragon
Joe -- did you see they successfully flew the Ares 1 from Vandenberg today?
Tag watched the Shuttle landing mesmerized -- then asked why we hadn't driven down to see it
Leif
Re: Shuttle Discovery Landing
Posted: 12 Sep 2009, 02:50
by airboatr
out of the mouths of babes
the test of the motors , right? yeah , what a blast huh?
pop bottle engine "one" test,
Re: Shuttle Discovery Landing
Posted: 12 Sep 2009, 03:43
by DispatchDragon
Thanks Joe - I caught the end of a news bit on NPR driving home tonight -- they were talking about Vandenberg and the Ares so I assumed.......lol I just watched the vid of it -- yes its a bottle rocket -- but I would like to be around when they light the Ares V
Leif
Re: Shuttle Discovery Landing
Posted: 12 Sep 2009, 04:20
by airboatr
oh,. U-tah it too in Promontory
?
http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=892_1252610665
and that was just the first stage
anyway maybe they thought it best to be away in a remote area,.... in case