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Updated: Space Shuttle Atlantis Landing Live Today @ 3:49 pm EDT Edwards AFB, CA
06/21/07 | Kevin Davis

Posted on 06/21/2007 6:52:42 PM PDT by KevinDavis

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To: Brad's Gramma
Okay. Stay safe!

461 posted on 06/22/2007 1:38:04 PM PDT by bd476
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To: nicmarlo; lainie; Syncro; BurbankKarl; Brad's Gramma
Astronaut was just asking when the 'ammonia de-ac' would commence.

462 posted on 06/22/2007 1:40:29 PM PDT by bd476
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To: bd476; lainie; Syncro; BurbankKarl; Brad's Gramma
Astronaut was just asking when the 'ammonia de-ac' would commence.

oh no! I thought they already got "spritzed"?!

463 posted on 06/22/2007 1:43:53 PM PDT by nicmarlo
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‘Atlantis, signing off.”

That’s a wrap, people!


464 posted on 06/22/2007 1:46:01 PM PDT by hoagy62 (Happily watching the Left go full-goose bozo.)
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To: bd476
Found this from a discussion of STS-80 (1997):

The radiator cold-soak provided cooling during entry through landing plus six minutes when ammonia boiler system (ABS) B was activated using general purpose computer (GPC) control. To minimize the thermal stress on the long-duration flight crew, ammonia cooling was activated earlier than usual by selecting the high outlet temperature set point (57 °F) on both FCL radiator flow controllers when the radiator controller outlet temperatures exceeded 40 °F. This configuration provided the necessary heat load for the ABS and avoided the increased cabin temperature and humidity transient that normally occurs during postlanding operation.

So maybe that's all about cooling the cabin during landing.

465 posted on 06/22/2007 1:46:28 PM PDT by lainie ("You don't have a soul. You are a soul. You have a body." - C. S. Lewis)
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To: txflake
Here is the link to the twin sonic booms we heard from our home. Don't know how good of sound system you have but my kids has major speakers, sub woofers etc and sounds great.

Give it a try.

http://www.atlantislands.ytmnd.com/

466 posted on 06/22/2007 1:53:58 PM PDT by dragnet2
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To: RDTF

So, are they space aliens, or illegal aliens? Cleaning up the cooties Americans are afraid to clean up?


467 posted on 06/22/2007 1:54:34 PM PDT by CharlesWayneCT
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To: dragnet2

COOL!

The dog liked it.


468 posted on 06/22/2007 1:58:37 PM PDT by agent_delta
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To: lainie

That’s just what they want you to think. The Aliens don’t do well in hot temperatures. That’s why they landed out in the desert, the aliens couldn’t run away if they wanted to, they’d melt.


469 posted on 06/22/2007 1:59:23 PM PDT by CharlesWayneCT
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To: bd476
I think you said you you missed the sonic booms.

Here's what we heard. It's on quicktime player, link below.

Here is the link to the twin sonic booms we heard from our home. Don't know how good of sound system you have but my kids has major speakers, sub woofers etc and sounds great.

Give it a try.

http://www.atlantislands.ytmnd.com/

470 posted on 06/22/2007 1:59:52 PM PDT by dragnet2
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To: agent_delta
COOL! The dog liked it.

It freaked my dog out!

Glad you could hear what we did. It was really neat, and LOUD>

471 posted on 06/22/2007 2:01:06 PM PDT by dragnet2
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To: Brad's Gramma
Good grief, Gramma. This is Southern California we're talking about here. What would be news if someone found a place there that didn't have a freeway nearby.
472 posted on 06/22/2007 2:01:53 PM PDT by ThePythonicCow (The Greens steal in fear of pollution, The Reds in fear of greed; Fear arising from a lack of Faith.)
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To: dragnet2

Thanks for posting.


473 posted on 06/22/2007 2:02:18 PM PDT by agent_delta
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To: bd476

Heard that too.

Sounded very odd but is probably nothing?


474 posted on 06/22/2007 2:03:23 PM PDT by BenLurkin
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To: agent_delta
Your welcome.

On my kids computer sound system it sounds like we heard it. On different systems, your mileage may vary.

475 posted on 06/22/2007 2:04:16 PM PDT by dragnet2
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To: KevinDavis

Uh oh.... 2 of the astronauts were caught trying to bring back more than the allowed amount of duty-free booze.


476 posted on 06/22/2007 2:04:22 PM PDT by Cementjungle
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To: dragnet2

I heard them! I heard a ....... space dog too?

Was that, could it have been....Astro???

:)

Hey, thanks for that...that’s really neat.


477 posted on 06/22/2007 2:06:35 PM PDT by Brad’s Gramma (See HiJinx's tag line....then DO it!!!!)
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To: ThePythonicCow
What would be news if someone found a place there that didn't have a freeway nearby.

I stand corrected.

478 posted on 06/22/2007 2:07:43 PM PDT by Brad’s Gramma (See HiJinx's tag line....then DO it!!!!)
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To: dragnet2

Excellent! Sounds like a labrador you got there.


479 posted on 06/22/2007 2:08:04 PM PDT by txhurl
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To: Brad's Gramma
Hey, thanks for that...that’s really neat.

Yeah, if you turn the volume up, you can hear it shake the windows of my house...Dog went nutty.

480 posted on 06/22/2007 2:08:31 PM PDT by dragnet2
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