Oh sure... :-)
Ground track has it coming right over West Texas!!!!
May tomorrow be successful.
It better stay off of my lawn!
Deorbit to Kennedy on Orbit 196 | ||
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Deorbit to Edwards on Orbit 197 | ||
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Deorbit to Kennedy on Orbit 197 | ||
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Deorbit to Edwards on Orbit 198 | ||
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Now I’ve got the Top Gun theme in my head and I feel like playing it.
New Orleans is the best place to see the shuttle reenter. It’s really breathtaking.
10:01 a.m. Orbit 196 landing at Edwards (deorbit burn at 8:42 a.m.EDT)
10:04 a.m. Orbit 196 landing at White Sands (deorbit burn at 8:46 a.m. EDT)
10:10 a.m. Orbit 196 landing at Kennedy (deorbit burn at 8:57 a.m.EDT)
11:39 a.m. Orbit 197 landing at Edwards (deorbit burn at 10:24 a.m.EDT)
11:42 a.m. Orbit 197 landing at White Sands (deorbit burn at 10:29 a.m.EDT)
11:48 a.m. Orbit 197 landing at Kennedy (deorbit burn at 10:42 a.m.EDT)
FoxNews just said that they will be unable to land in FL due to weather.
No confirmation on Edwards AFB landing, but that is probable.
FoxNews announced landing at 11:40 at Edwards AFB (Eastern Time?).
Landing will be at Edwards.
Go for de-orbit!
Touchdown!! Welcome home!!
I just wished the cockpit camera hadn't come across the TV feed with fatal interference. I would have loved to see a split screen with the outside landing being shown concurrently with the view from the camera inside the plane's "windshield".
But I'm just thrilled to see such a beautiful event at all. Congratulations to the courageous and adept crew on this memorable Memorial Day weekend.
Leni