Shuttle Discovery arrives at Kennedy Space Center!!

#1 Postby **cycloneye** » Sat Jul 15, 2006 3:55 pm

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/13870305/

They will try to land at 9:14 AM EDT or at 10:50 AM EDT on monday at Kennedy Space Center.If not then they will land at Edwards Base in California.

Janice · #2 Postby **Janice** » Sat Jul 15, 2006 3:58 pm

Well, I just pray for a safe landing.

ohiostorm · #3 Postby **ohiostorm** » Sat Jul 15, 2006 3:59 pm

Is it going to be televised?

#4 Postby **cycloneye** » Sat Jul 15, 2006 4:01 pm

ohiostorm wrote:Is it going to be televised?

Surely,always the cable networks transmit the landings.

Website · #5 Postby **Brent** » Sat Jul 15, 2006 4:03 pm

ohiostorm wrote:Is it going to be televised?

Yep. All the cable news networks will and the broadcast networks probably will also.

Skywatch_NC · #6 Postby **Skywatch_NC** » Sat Jul 15, 2006 4:05 pm

As of right now for Monday (NWS forecast for the cape)

Monday:

Partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning...then scattered afternoon showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Southwest winds around 5 mph shifting to the northeast 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon. Chance of rain 30 percent.

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So a slight chance in the AM hours.

Hopefully a FL landing...so it won't have to be flown "piggyback" from CA.

#7 Postby **O Town** » Sat Jul 15, 2006 5:12 pm

I wonder if it will be coming in from the right direction for us to hear the sonic boom here? Nothing like that sound. Hoping for a safe landing as well, I think they are being so cautious this time that everything will be just fine.

ohiostorm · #8 Postby **ohiostorm** » Sat Jul 15, 2006 5:32 pm

I'd love to hear a sonic boom!!! Can you describe what it's like?

#9 Postby **O Town** » Sat Jul 15, 2006 6:36 pm

ohiostorm wrote:I'd love to hear a sonic boom!!! Can you describe what it's like?

There was a place I found while googling sonic boom that had a recording but it was not so spectacular. Well I have had it wake me up in the morning before, and can't remeber how many times it scared the ba jesus out of me. It is very loud and shakes the walls in the house. It is actually 2 booms one right after the other. I also know we don't hear one everytime the shuttle comes in I know it has to come in from a certian angle or direction. I was trying to reasearch it some and have found nothing really about it yet. I just want to know if I can expect it on Mon. or not. I took for granted the shuttle lift offs and landings when they were happening all the time. Now I am all excited about it again. Watching it go up on the 4th was just amazing. If I find a good link with the recording on it I will pass it along.

#10 Postby **O Town** » Sat Jul 15, 2006 6:46 pm

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/barrier/boom/choice4.html

Scroll to the bottom and click the link, not very impressive there. But in person it is hundreds time louder and you can feel it go through you, from vibrations. You have to hear one first hand to get the real deal.

#11 Postby **cycloneye** » Sun Jul 16, 2006 1:46 pm

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,203848,00.html

They have been cleared for landing on monday morning or at 9:14 AM EDT or at 10:50 AM EDT depending on the weather.

HurricaneHunter914 · #12 Postby **HurricaneHunter914** » Sun Jul 16, 2006 1:58 pm

I love the sonic boom I hope it lands in FL because it sounds like Santa Clause is landing on your roof.

x-y-no · #13 Postby **x-y-no** » Sun Jul 16, 2006 1:59 pm

Janice wrote:Well, I just pray for a safe landing.

Amen.

#14 Postby **cycloneye** » Sun Jul 16, 2006 2:04 pm

x-y-no wrote:
Janice wrote:Well, I just pray for a safe landing.

Amen.

I also pray for a safe landing.

#15 Postby **ericinmia** » Sun Jul 16, 2006 2:56 pm

I was on the phone with a friend 50 miles north of me...

I heard the sonicboom here in miami....

then i heard it on the phone no more than 2 seconds later... It was amazing!
-Eric

ohiostorm · #16 Postby **ohiostorm** » Sun Jul 16, 2006 3:57 pm

Man it would be amazing to hear it. We watched it on tv as it was lifting off but the thrusters were so loud you couldn't make out the sonic boom. I've seen videos of military jets breaking it but i would still love to feal it first hand. Do they ever do it at airshows?

ohiostorm · #17 Postby **ohiostorm** » Sun Jul 16, 2006 4:05 pm

Here is a video from FlightLevel350.com of a F14 breaking the sound barrier. Alot better sound then the clips posted above.

http://www.flightlevel350.com/Aircraft_ ... -4881.html

#18 Postby **JonathanBelles** » Sun Jul 16, 2006 8:32 pm

ohiostorm wrote:I'd love to hear a sonic boom!!! Can you describe what it's like?

well its really loud enough to wake a bear out of hibernation, maybe even loud enough to knock a hurricane off its track :lol:

is there one expected for st. pete monday and when? ...so i dont get scared out of bed :lol:

#19 Postby **O Town** » Sun Jul 16, 2006 8:36 pm

ohiostorm wrote:Here is a video from FlightLevel350.com of a F14 breaking the sound barrier. Alot better sound then the clips posted above.

http://www.flightlevel350.com/Aircraft_ ... -4881.html

Wow that is cool, but nothing like the space shuttle sonic boom though.

Rainband · #20 Postby **Rainband** » Mon Jul 17, 2006 1:58 am

ohiostorm wrote:Man it would be amazing to hear it. We watched it on tv as it was lifting off but the thrusters were so loud you couldn't make out the sonic boom. I've seen videos of military jets breaking it but i would still love to feal it first hand. Do they ever do it at airshows?

Put it this way I live about 2.5 hours away from where it lands and it set off my car alarm before :eek:

Shuttle Discovery arrives at Kennedy Space Center!!

Shuttle Discovery arrives at Kennedy Space Center!!

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