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Space Shuttle Atlantis Landing Live Thread Thursday @ 1:54 pm EDT
06/18/07 | Kevin Davis

Posted on 06/20/2007 6:45:13 PM PDT by KevinDavis

Well it was a good mission despite the minor setback... The Shuttle will be landing at the Cape at 1:54 pm edt.



Details about the landing can be viewed here at Spaceflightnow


TOPICS: Miscellaneous
KEYWORDS: atlantis; nasa; shuttleatlantis; space; spaceshuttle
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To: wastedyears

spaceflightnow.com
1605 GMT (12:05 p.m. EDT)

As a rainshower sweeps west-to-east toward the Shuttle Landing Facility, Atlantis has crossed the equator to begin orbit 202. There is not much optimism that the Florida weather picture will improve for a 3:30 p.m. landing of the shuttle. But Mission Control will continue to watch the conditions to gauge any signs of hope before throwing in the towel for today.


Be sure to wring it out before tossing it in so it doesn’t leave a puddle.


21 posted on 06/21/2007 9:20:41 AM PDT by RightWhale (Repeal the Treaty)
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Scrubbed for today, check back tomorrow, same bat-time, same bat-channel. :)


22 posted on 06/21/2007 10:34:50 AM PDT by BritExPatInFla
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Why can’t they land at night, or in the morning. For example 7am est.


23 posted on 06/21/2007 2:45:34 PM PDT by mulder1
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They could if they wanted to. But, they want to land at Cape Canaveral if possible. They could probably set it down at JFK if they had to, but nobody, especially astronauts, wants to put up with the hassle at luggage pickup.


24 posted on 06/21/2007 3:09:17 PM PDT by RightWhale (Repeal the Treaty)
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To: mulder1

It all depends on the orbital inclination when they can land, I believe. Additionally, they now try to minimize the time the orbiter re-enters over land since the Columbia accident. Summer in Florida is the wrong time of year to try to land what with the afternoon storms and generally unacceptible conditons at KSC. Night or Early AM would be best.


25 posted on 06/22/2007 8:03:16 AM PDT by BritExPatInFla
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To: RightWhale; mulder1

Breaking News >> NASA Clears Shuttle Atlantis to Land in California at 3:49 p.m. EDT: Watch Live


26 posted on 06/22/2007 11:09:25 AM PDT by RDTF (www.imwithfred.com)
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Scooter did dives into (Runway) 22 and he said the conditions are great there,"

My Cessna instructor would not approve. No diving!

27 posted on 06/22/2007 11:13:09 AM PDT by RightWhale (Repeal the Treaty)
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is this still the live thread?


28 posted on 06/22/2007 11:19:57 AM PDT by RDTF (www.imwithfred.com)
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It’s dead, Jim.


29 posted on 06/22/2007 11:21:08 AM PDT by RightWhale (Repeal the Treaty)
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People are going to freak here in La La Land...coming in from the south always gives off big twin sonic booms


30 posted on 06/22/2007 11:23:25 AM PDT by BurbankKarl
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To: RDTF

I heard it cost and extra $1 mill to ferry it from CA. Probably peanuts for NASA though...


31 posted on 06/22/2007 11:23:41 AM PDT by jaydubya2
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http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1854375/posts
new live thread


32 posted on 06/22/2007 11:26:04 AM PDT by RightWhale (Repeal the Treaty)
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Thanks, too many shuttle threads!


33 posted on 06/22/2007 11:29:51 AM PDT by jaydubya2
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maybe they fly it home in the Super Guppy?


34 posted on 06/22/2007 11:39:21 AM PDT by RDTF (www.imwithfred.com)
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Did you hear the sonic booms, Karl? I thought I heard something slight, but it didn't sound like what I've heard in the past.

35 posted on 06/22/2007 1:04:13 PM PDT by bd476
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