Author Topic: STS 118 Shuttle Landing (Read 572 times)

RAIDER14 · « **on:** August 21, 2007, 10:13:36 AM »

Scheduled to land around midday I think
NASA tv
They are almost to Deorbit burn

Cypher · « **Reply #1 on:** August 21, 2007, 10:27:17 AM »

Cool watchin it now

RAIDER14 · « **Reply #2 on:** August 21, 2007, 10:34:17 AM »

For more information on this mission go to nasa.gov
Landing scheduled to be at 11:32AM Central Time

AWMac · « **Reply #3 on:** August 21, 2007, 10:42:27 AM »

This is kewl...

Mac

AWMac · « **Reply #4 on:** August 21, 2007, 11:07:23 AM »

Awesome stuff!!!!

America, what a Country!!!

Mac

AWMac · « **Reply #5 on:** August 21, 2007, 11:12:13 AM »

Heehee a flyby over Cuba...

Too bad JFK wasn't alive to see this.

Get nervous Fidel...

Mac

RAIDER14 · « **Reply #6 on:** August 21, 2007, 11:16:27 AM »

Looks like that damaged tile hasn't caused any problems.

AWMac · « **Reply #7 on:** August 21, 2007, 11:18:17 AM »

Fingers crossed!!!

C'mon make it with no probs.

Mac

AWMac · « **Reply #8 on:** August 21, 2007, 11:20:13 AM »

Hope Cuba gets a few Sonic Booms....

Chairboy · « **Reply #9 on:** August 21, 2007, 11:22:30 AM »

For AOPA folks, there's a good thread about this in progress:

http://forums.aopa.org/showthread.php?t=32319

"Kennedy Traffic, left base turn over Okeechobee for 15 full stop, Kennedy Traffic"

"Any spacecraft around the planet, please advise."

RAIDER14 · « **Reply #10 on:** August 21, 2007, 11:28:10 AM »

5 minutes till touchdown

Chairboy · « **Reply #11 on:** August 21, 2007, 11:28:49 AM »

Ah good, looks like some HUD footage.

Chairboy · « **Reply #12 on:** August 21, 2007, 11:29:30 AM »

BOOM BOOM!

Love that sound.

RAIDER14 · « **Reply #13 on:** August 21, 2007, 11:30:44 AM »

HUD footage of turn

RAIDER14 · « **Reply #14 on:** August 21, 2007, 11:32:33 AM »

Touchdown

chute out