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To: abb

I work at Kennedy Space Center, we can’t always see it but the weather is so beautiful here today we were able to watch most of the last turn and then continuosly from about 5000 ft to almost touchdown (it gets below the tree line just before torchdown) Fantastic landing!


118 posted on 11/07/2007 10:18:36 AM PST by FL_Native
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To: FL_Native

Lucky you! Where at KSC do you work?


119 posted on 11/07/2007 10:20:58 AM PST by hoagy62 (Happily watching the Left go full-goose bozo.)
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To: FL_Native

Landing looked flawless.
It appears the crew are still onboard:

http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/sts120/launch/landing-blog.html

1:16 p.m. - Inside Discovery, the astronauts are going through the standard checklist while, outside the orbiter, the landing convoy team continues work to “safe” the vehicle. It’s been 15 minutes since landing.

1:06 p.m. - “Hello there. It’s nice to be back in Florida!” said Commander Pam Melroy as she and her crew begin their post-landing duties.


120 posted on 11/07/2007 10:21:47 AM PST by La Enchiladita
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To: FL_Native
It looked unbelievably gorgeous on NASA TV. I’m so jealous, stuck here in 40 deg. dull and dreary Midwest. Fantastic landing. Pam Melroy is one girl with the right stuff. Fly away with me, baby...
124 posted on 11/07/2007 10:28:40 AM PST by chimera
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To: FL_Native

spaceflightnow.com
0034 GMT (7:34 p.m. EST Sat.)

The team is now preparing to conduct steering checks of the Delta 4 rocket’s engines.

0025 GMT (7:25 p.m. EST Sat.)

The Range Safety checks have been completed.


An hour to liftoff.


149 posted on 11/10/2007 4:41:19 PM PST by RightWhale (anti-razors are pro-life)
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