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Discovery could land at Edwards AFB
Valley Press on ^
| Thursday, December 21, 2006.
| ALLISON GATLIN
Posted on 12/21/2006 11:18:59 AM PST by BenLurkin
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posted on
12/21/2006 11:19:01 AM PST
by
BenLurkin
To: KevinDavis
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posted on
12/21/2006 11:20:56 AM PST
by
BenLurkin
("The entire remedy is with the people." - W. H. Harrison)
To: BenLurkin
That is what I have been hearing on the local news. We also have the NASA station but I have not been watching it. Wasn't that the plan all along if circumstances were right?
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posted on
12/21/2006 11:21:41 AM PST
by
MamaB
(mom to an Angel)
To: BenLurkin
Wish I could be there to watch it.
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posted on
12/21/2006 11:23:03 AM PST
by
wastedyears
("By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail." - Benjamin Franklin)
To: MamaB
Yes. Edwards and a couple other sites are always alternates.
I think the difference tomorrow is that the public is being let back onto the base for viewing.
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posted on
12/21/2006 11:24:39 AM PST
by
BenLurkin
("The entire remedy is with the people." - W. H. Harrison)
To: BenLurkin
If it does land at Edwards, then they have to piggy-back it atpp the 747 transporter for the flight back to the Cape...Man, that is a wild pic...
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posted on
12/21/2006 11:51:37 AM PST
by
ken5050
To: ken5050
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posted on
12/21/2006 11:59:40 AM PST
by
NormsRevenge
(Semper Fi ...... Merry Something PC.)
To: ken5050; NormsRevenge
I've seen that in the air.
I'm sure it is tricky to fly but those NASA pilots make it look easy.
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posted on
12/21/2006 12:08:09 PM PST
by
BenLurkin
("The entire remedy is with the people." - W. H. Harrison)
To: BenLurkin
I'm hoping for White Sands.
To: BenLurkin
"Could" Of course it could. Don't they mean "might?" More abuse of English by the press.
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posted on
12/21/2006 12:10:18 PM PST
by
dashing doofus
(Those who are too smart to engage in politics are punished by being governed by those who are dumber)
To: dashing doofus
Appears to be the editor's error. Ms. Gatlin's text says "may".
The editors at Valley Press include at least one major doofus.
Just my opinion.
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posted on
12/21/2006 12:17:00 PM PST
by
BenLurkin
("The entire remedy is with the people." - W. H. Harrison)
To: BenLurkin
;-)
Doofuses are everywhere. Some didn't fail English 101, though.
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posted on
12/21/2006 12:27:55 PM PST
by
dashing doofus
(Those who are too smart to engage in politics are punished by being governed by those who are dumber)
To: BenLurkin
I think both landing times mentioned for Florida are doable. They just need to get down prior to 2000 EST.
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posted on
12/21/2006 12:29:17 PM PST
by
raygun
(Whenever I see U.N. blue helmets I feel like laughing and puking at the same time.)
To: Tijeras_Slim; MamaB; raygun; dashing doofus
I was just listening to NASA channel mission control's brief to the crew on weather. They seem to have equal chances of landing at any of the three locations but the weather isn't real good anywhere.
At least I thought that was what I heard.
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posted on
12/21/2006 12:40:21 PM PST
by
BenLurkin
("The entire remedy is with the people." - W. H. Harrison)
To: BenLurkin
Here's hopin' they land it today.. they had 3 payloads to drop off first..
The Atmospheric Neutral Density Experiment (ANDE) releases a spherical probe after being deployed from Discovery's payload bay in this view from NASA TV December 21, 2006. ANDE consists of two spherical microsatellites that will measure the density and composition of the low-Earth orbit atmosphere while being tracked from the ground in order to better predict the movement of objects in orbit. (NASA TV/Reuters)
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posted on
12/21/2006 12:47:19 PM PST
by
NormsRevenge
(Semper Fi ...... Merry Something PC.)
To: NormsRevenge; BenLurkin
Note the modified tail assembly on the 747. I gather that was because of loss of control caused by the air turbulence of the shuttleatop the 747. Was that discovered by wind tunnel testing?
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posted on
12/21/2006 1:06:05 PM PST
by
ken5050
To: ken5050
Now you're talking way over my head.
Hopefully our FReeper enginee or pilot types can answer that.
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posted on
12/21/2006 1:11:02 PM PST
by
BenLurkin
("The entire remedy is with the people." - W. H. Harrison)
To: BenLurkin
the general public: . . . a valid U.S. driver's license In other words, private citizens are not to be allowed on post.
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posted on
12/21/2006 1:11:21 PM PST
by
RightWhale
(RTRA DLQS GSCW)
To: NormsRevenge
Launching them just to send back into the atmosphere.
Hmmm.....
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posted on
12/21/2006 1:11:43 PM PST
by
BenLurkin
("The entire remedy is with the people." - W. H. Harrison)
To: RightWhale
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posted on
12/21/2006 1:14:42 PM PST
by
BenLurkin
("The entire remedy is with the people." - W. H. Harrison)
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