Posted on 06/21/2007 6:52:42 PM PDT by KevinDavis
Let try it again.. The first landing attempt will be at the cape at 2:18 pm est at the Cape.
Details of the launch can be found at Spaceflightnow.com.
*waving*
es, but obviously misspoke.
....Bob
can you pick up the NASA feed?
Live stream: http://video.csupomona.edu/LiveTwo-245.asx
oh....thanks!!! got it going now.
No sound?
just got a link from Ladysmith...thanks.
just not talking at the moment
It’s not on TV?
Occasional updates are given. Pretty quiet, otherwise.
BTW, the link is thanks to hoagy62. :o)
Awwwww...thanks:)
No...the MSM doesn’t show Shuttle stuff anymore unless it’s bad. Best Cable coverage is Fox or CNN, and they cut in only just before the event. Internet is the BEST way!
Thanks, hoagy....and you two for the info....just heard them talking.
And you’re welcome!
I’m gonna head outside in about 20 minutes. Even if we can’t see much, we’ll be able to hear the booms for sure.
OK 32 minutes to touch down and I have Fox on and the video from the internet.I am set,Thanks.
I’m jealous! Let us know if you see the T-38s guiding it in
Checking in with prayers - mark at re-entry...
Thanks!
Something else to look at ....
How the shuttle returns to EarthL
To return to Earth the space shuttle must make a series of complicated manouevres to align itself into the correct position to achieve a safe descent.
1. The shuttle flies upside down in orbit to control its heating.
2. To re-enter the atmosphere, the shuttle is turned tail first to the direction of travel, and fires its engines to slow its speed.
3. The orbiter is then flipped the right way up and enters the top layer of the atmosphere at about a 40-degree angle from horizontal with its wings level.
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Photos at the Link........
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. The orientation keeps its black thermal tiles facing the majority of the heat - as high 1,650C (3,000F) on the leading edges of the wings and nose.
5. As its speed drops, the shuttle starts to fly more like an aircraft, using its rudder and wing flaps for control. It banks sharply to slow its speed still further
6. The shuttle falls from a height of more than 360km at speeds that top Mach 30, and at an angle of 19 degrees, far steeper than that of a commercial aircraft. The spacecraft comes to a dead stop half a world a way from where it began the descent.
bumping that
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