Shuttle Discovery: successful mission and landing

#101 Postby **JonathanBelles** » Fri Dec 22, 2006 4:22 pm

Go for dorbit burn for KSC despite rain to the SW moving NE.

Nimbus · #102 Postby **Nimbus** » Fri Dec 22, 2006 4:46 pm

That squall will be just west of KSC at touchdown. The wind gusts ahead of the front are pretty strong from the south its going to be a little hairy. I'm assuming the shuttle will land coming from the north into the wind. The landing strip is oriented north to south isn't it?

#103 Postby **JonathanBelles** » Fri Dec 22, 2006 4:47 pm

landing strip is oriented NW-SE wind going down the runway.

Nimbus · #104 Postby **Nimbus** » Fri Dec 22, 2006 4:56 pm

Looks like crosswinds could be a problem.

#105 Postby **JonathanBelles** » Fri Dec 22, 2006 4:59 pm

crosswinds were ruled out

Nimbus · #106 Postby **Nimbus** » Fri Dec 22, 2006 5:07 pm

Should be ok then as long as the squall is not over KSC.

CajunMama · #107 Postby **CajunMama** » Fri Dec 22, 2006 5:08 pm

The shuttle's going to be reentering the atmosphere right over us shortly at 4:18. We may not be able to see the plasma trail due to the cloud cover but said we should hear the sonic boom at 4:22 to 4:30. It will be decelerating from 10,000mph to 5,000mph.

#108 Postby **JonathanBelles** » Fri Dec 22, 2006 5:09 pm

CajunMama wrote:The shuttle's going to be reentering the atmosphere right over us shortly at 4:18. We may not be able to see the plasma trail due to the cloud cover but said we should hear the sonic boom at 4:22 to 4:30. It will be decelerating from 10,000mph to 5,000mph.

how do you know those times?

Nimbus · #109 Postby **Nimbus** » Fri Dec 22, 2006 5:10 pm

Thats a nasty squall line off the west coast of Florida but they will be above the cloud tops right?

x-y-no · #110 Postby **x-y-no** » Fri Dec 22, 2006 5:16 pm

Passing over Texas now ...

CajunMama · #111 Postby **CajunMama** » Fri Dec 22, 2006 5:24 pm

We couldn't see anything but did hear the sonic boom!

Fact...our local met was cutting in live and also scrollling across the tv screen.

x-y-no · #112 Postby **x-y-no** » Fri Dec 22, 2006 5:27 pm

Nasa TV has it in sight now - everything looks and sounds nominal.

x-y-no · #113 Postby **x-y-no** » Fri Dec 22, 2006 5:32 pm

Perfect landing!

8-)

#114 Postby **JonathanBelles** » Fri Dec 22, 2006 5:48 pm

perfect landing. another page in world history.

#115 Postby **Air Force Met** » Fri Dec 22, 2006 5:55 pm

Heard the boom here in H-Town. Double boom...

Opal storm · #116 Postby **Opal storm** » Fri Dec 22, 2006 6:20 pm

So that's what I heard,I thought it was thunder.

Lindaloo · #117 Postby **Lindaloo** » Fri Dec 22, 2006 6:35 pm

Well that is weird that the sonic boom was heard at exactly 4:20 in Pascagoula. I guess those type booms carry for miles.

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