[OldFriend]

Uh guys.....the shuttle does re enter upside down. According to the press conference it had rolled over without any problem at all and was at the proper attitude when it began to break apart.

[jaugust]

"Uh guys.....the shuttle does re enter upside down."

With all due respect the shuttle does not RE-ENTER upside down. It has an upside down attitude when the engines are fired to get it into position for re-entry and begin the slow down, after which it rolls over rightside up. The craft needs to be in a 40 deg nose up attitude to re-enter at the proper angle. And in this attitude it makes its series of "s" turns to help slow it down. These include a 70 deg bank angle left and right while doing the turns. Four turns if I remember correctly.

[wasp69]

According to the press conference it had rolled over without any problem at all and was at the proper attitude when it began to break apart.

Respectfully, it was at the proper attitude when they lost contact.

[Atlas Sneezed]

"Uh guys.....the shuttle does re enter upside down."

It may initiate its de-orbit burn tail first, and possibly "upside down", but re-entry is a process that starts only after it has conventional upright, nose-first attitude.