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...de-orbit burn at hopefully 1417 BST with touchdown about 55 minutes later...

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

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looks like Cali Peter, the weather is absolute dripping wet here.

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Looks like they've postponed the re-entry burn for today because of the weather. 8)
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Yup.. just heard they're preparing for sleep so I guess that cut's out a landing. :)

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Yep...Tomorrow it is! :)

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I'll betcha they'll be landing at Edwards tomorrow. I was hoping to be spending the day at the beach in Florida tomorrow but the weather forecast has me going to Detroit instead. :(

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And it's just about to cross from Georgia into Florida....
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yeap , safely back in Florida... a few million saved .thankfully

can't believe after watching them for *-) 27 years here in it's coming to an end.

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