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Space Shuttle Landing Live Thread
AP via MSNBC ^ | July 31, 2009 | Marcia Dunn

Posted on 07/31/2009 7:18:23 AM PDT by John W

Shuttle streaks toward Earth to end mission

CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida - Space shuttle Endeavour and its crew are headed back to Earth.

Endeavour's pilots fired the braking rockets Friday morning and put the shuttle on a course toward a touchdown at Florida's Kennedy Space Center. Landing is scheduled for 10:48 a.m. ET.

(Excerpt) Read more at msnbc.msn.com ...


TOPICS: Breaking News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: nasa; shuttleendeavour; space; spaceshuttle
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1 posted on 07/31/2009 7:18:24 AM PDT by John W
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To: KevinDavis

ping


2 posted on 07/31/2009 7:23:22 AM PDT by John W
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To: John W

NASA TV live stream link for MS Player

http://playlist.yahoo.com/makeplaylist.dll?id=1369080&segment=149773


3 posted on 07/31/2009 7:24:21 AM PDT by TomGuy
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God speed and be safe ping.


4 posted on 07/31/2009 7:24:28 AM PDT by VaRepublican (I would propagate taglines but I don't know how.)
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To: John W

Will it be on any of the cable channels?


5 posted on 07/31/2009 7:25:51 AM PDT by DrewsDad (Did he say hope and change or rope and chains?)
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To: DrewsDad

Not sure, but, see Post # 3.


6 posted on 07/31/2009 7:27:30 AM PDT by John W
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To: DrewsDad

Fox will carry it.


7 posted on 07/31/2009 7:28:53 AM PDT by Kakaze (Exterminate Islamofacism and apologize for nothing.....except not doing it sooner!)
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To: DrewsDad
Will it be on any of the cable channels?

MSNBC, CNN and FoxNews usually catch the last few minutes -- provided it doesn't happen during commercial time or MJackson breaking news.
8 posted on 07/31/2009 7:28:53 AM PDT by TomGuy
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To: John W

Here in Orlando area - when can one expect the twin sonic booms?


9 posted on 07/31/2009 7:29:40 AM PDT by nuvista (Obama-care - you think that arrogant Marxist "cares" about you?)
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To: John W

18 minutes to TD


10 posted on 07/31/2009 7:32:08 AM PDT by TomGuy
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To: John W

Over Cuba and at the point where communications become difficult.


11 posted on 07/31/2009 7:35:53 AM PDT by TSgt (I long for Norman Rockwell's America.)
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To: John W

167000 feet and Mach 10 is all...


12 posted on 07/31/2009 7:36:31 AM PDT by TSgt (I long for Norman Rockwell's America.)
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To: TomGuy; Kakaze; John W
Thanks for the info. My son wanted to see it on tv and I had too many other things going on the computer for him to watch it there.

Fox is covering it now.

13 posted on 07/31/2009 7:37:36 AM PDT by DrewsDad (Did he say hope and change or rope and chains?)
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To: John W

bump !


14 posted on 07/31/2009 7:39:44 AM PDT by KS Flyover
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You’d think NASA could afford better computer graphics than a 1977 Asteroids arcade game...


15 posted on 07/31/2009 7:40:12 AM PDT by Yo-Yo
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Visual on the orbiter from the ground!

8000 feet 1600 Mph


16 posted on 07/31/2009 7:42:14 AM PDT by TSgt (I long for Norman Rockwell's America.)
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To: John W

5 minutes untill touchdown.


17 posted on 07/31/2009 7:43:32 AM PDT by KS Flyover
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To: KS Flyover

Double boom!!!


18 posted on 07/31/2009 7:43:57 AM PDT by onemiddleamerican
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To: John W

Twin booms heard about 30 seconds ago


19 posted on 07/31/2009 7:44:43 AM PDT by NonValueAdded (What if the Sanction of the Victim is withdrawn?)
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To: onemiddleamerican

60 seconds . . . .


20 posted on 07/31/2009 7:47:23 AM PDT by KS Flyover
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