Space shuttle Discovery landing in approx 2 hours

Thebug · 14 Jun 2008 at 13:45

For those of you wanting to watch

http://playlist.yahoo.com/makeplaylist.dll?id=1368163

Nate--IRL-- · 14 Jun 2008 at 13:56

Thebug said:
For those of you wanting to watch

http://playlist.yahoo.com/makeplaylist.dll?id=1368163

Thanks for the heads up.

Nate

Berserker · 14 Jun 2008 at 13:57

Not as good as a launch, but I'll still be watching (I've had NASA TV on at least 12/7 the last two weeks anyway, so why not.

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Lummox · 14 Jun 2008 at 14:06

Thanks for that - watching now

PhillyDee · 14 Jun 2008 at 15:10

Thanks!

Slinwagh · 14 Jun 2008 at 16:08

Here she comes.......

VaderDSL · 14 Jun 2008 at 16:10

Should be the double sonic boom shortly

there we go

Slinwagh · 14 Jun 2008 at 16:14

VaderDSL said:
Should be the double sonic boom shortly

there we go

I like that !!

therealnerd2 · 14 Jun 2008 at 16:16

I love how they use ALL of that 3 mile runway.

Oh wait.

Duke · 14 Jun 2008 at 16:17

Perfect landing.

David91 · 14 Jun 2008 at 16:24

why they letting it stand? to cool?

Berserker · 14 Jun 2008 at 16:26

Yup, pretty much. That and they don't want to get too close too soon as there's some rather hazardous (to health) chemicals used onboard as fuel and propellant (Hydrazine for one).

dantheman213 · 14 Jun 2008 at 16:29

Cool to watch, never appreciated before the angle the shuttle comes in to land at just prior to flaring.

Anyone know when the launch schedule for 2009 is released? Need to get myself over to the US to watch one before the fleet is retired.

Berserker · 14 Jun 2008 at 16:35

dantheman213 said:
Anyone know when the launch schedule for 2009 is released? Need to get myself over to the US to watch one before the fleet is retired.

Me too, but all you need is an errant act of god (a.k.a. hailstorm) and the whole lot is scuppered for three months. I'm not sure how practical it is to do that, certainly not months in advance anyway.

dantheman213 · 14 Jun 2008 at 16:41

Me too, but all you need is an errant act of god (a.k.a. hailstorm) and the whole lot is scuppered for three months. I'm not sure how practical it is to do that, certainly not months in advance anyway.

Agree with you there, I'd just go over in the hope that if it was delayed, it was only for a day or 2. Otherwise, I'd be hopping on a plane and heading elsewhere/home.