Posted on 06/21/2007 6:52:42 PM PDT by KevinDavis
The last time we saw the station go overhead was 2 summers ago, before they added 2 more sets of solar panels. It was brilliant, fast moving and easy to see then, it’s got to be doubly so now.
I’ll have to do some checking to see when it’s going to be overhead again this sumer and see what the difference is...
Just passed over San Luis Obispo, CA
Yep, saw them both!
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Same here. Over Stockton, CA. The shuttle was trailing by a lot more than I expected.
The Space Station was almost as bright as Venus...
What was cool was about 45 degrees above the eastern horizon, they passed into Earth’s shadow and disappeared. I’ve never seen that before.
We must've been separated at birth.
What time should it be flying over Houston? What time Central?
My folks live down there and got a huge kick out of seeing it last time!
Please add me to space ping.
My $$$ is on afternoon landing at Edwards...
Kennedy already has weather forming - Edwards is CFB - CAVU.
spaceflightnow.com
FRIDAY, JUNE 22, 2007
1523 GMT (11:23 a.m. EDT)
CAPCOM astronaut Tony Antonelli radioed Atlantis commander Rick Sturckow an update on the Kennedy Space Center weather situation
“We are watching KSC. We are still dealing with the same things — rainshowers in the area and (a) cloud ceiling that’s right on the edge between scattered and broken. We’re working that and the showers. The seabreeze might be setting up, so that might push all of those to the west. We’ll need a little more time to work that, of course,” Antonelli said from Mission Control.
“That sounds great, Houston,” Sturckow replied. “We’re gonna suitup then.”
Actually - costs more because they have to cart her back to KSC.
That’s what the astronauts aboard ship say. We can ride around a while longer or land at White Sands and ride home from there. It’s a buck ninety-five an hour either way.
Update: Rain showers in the south half of the “landing circle”. Decision for go/no go for 1st attempt at about1210 EDT.
White Sands?
mehh
EDWARDS - BABY!!!
Transcribed from Lindsey (t-38 weather watcher) in the STA:
“After dive into 15. I could see the PAPI (Approach). The runway was obscured by scattered clouds. Workload was low all the way down.
“Thin stuff at 8500. 500ft thick. Wouldn’t call it a ceiling at all. Some scattered at 3500.
“South end of field after approach-rainshower.
“That’s what I was afraid of,” after told the shower is not moving.
“Attempting dive into 33. Rain shower may knock it off.”
White Sands and they could take in the Roswell UFO conference while they are there.
You live in FL? Are you listening live to their frequency or getting it from another source?
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