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Discovery descent and landing
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Just a heads up for those interested but forgot about it. Discovery is at the moment at 158 miles altitude about to enter the atmosphere.
BBC has live coverage online.
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To those against whom war is made, permission is given (to fight), because they are wronged;- and verily, Allah is most powerful for their aid
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It's really amazing...spine tingling.
7 and 1/2 minutes to touchdown.
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...AND A WOMAN IS DRIVING IT IN!
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Showing a picture from the cockpit...amazing!
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Here it comes....it looks very scorched and battle worn....main gear touchdown...WAY TO GO...DISCOVERY IS HOME!!!
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Watching live NASA feed: "Discovery is home"
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One should never stop striving for clarity of thought and precision of expression.
I would prefer my humanity sullied with the tarnish of science rather than the gloss of religion.
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Thanks for the thread von wrangell...
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Good for them!
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The footage was unbelievable...awesome...
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I forgot to set the damn TiVo 
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Originally Posted by rickey939
The footage was unbelievable...awesome...
I barely saw anything and I'm on broadband! 
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ah dammit, just like a woman. we loan her our shuttle for a visit to I.S.S. then take a few laps around the earth, then back to K.S.C. (where she drove off with it). nope, she probably got lost and had to stop to ask for directions........... JUST KIDDING. 
back on earth.
Cdr. Eileen Collins ROCK's
now just get the bird back here.
oops guest I forgot to add my name to that california recovery list
to damn HOT (dry heat) OUT there in the desert for me.
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Thank **** for that. I wouldn't want to have been in their shoes.
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Originally Posted by Mastrap
Thank **** for that. I wouldn't want to have been in their shoes.
I would have. in a heart beat.
I've opened the hatch and seen their eye's after landing.
a E ticket at ratland (disney world) raised an order of magnitude
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Originally Posted by starman
I forgot to set the damn TiVo
Crap. I was up and had the wrong channel on. Doh.
Just really relieved they made it back OK.
And yep! I'd take that E ticket ride!
(although after that landing - I might be needin a new jumpsuit.)
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Originally Posted by Cody Dawg
...AND A WOMAN IS DRIVING IT IN!
Well, Eileen Collins is the commander, not the pilot. She makes all the calls along with NASA. James Kelly is the pilot who actually does the controled munevuors during flight.
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Originally Posted by Gator Lager
now just get the bird back here.
oops guest I forgot to add my name to that california recovery list
to damn HOT (dry heat) OUT there in the desert for me.
Could you let us know when they fly it back from Cali? Last time they flew right over our airport and I didn't have a camera with me. Seeing the orbiter piggybacking a 747 flying at low altitude is pretty cool. I'd like to get some pics this time. 
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Originally Posted by residentEvil
Well, Eileen Collins is the commander, not the pilot. She makes all the calls along with NASA. James Kelly is the pilot who actually does the controled munevuors during flight.
Not to nit-pick but the live "play-by-play" discussed the transition from automatic flight to manual control and the system got turned over to the pilot briefly but then full control was given to Cmdr. Collins for the approach and landing--It was her voice we heard on the com during the whole thing. She was cool and very matter-of-fact. NASA should be setting her up as a role model for the 21st-century Mom: astronaut by day, soccer-Mom by night.
Cmdr. Collins rocks . . . and she's totally MILF-y.
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Totally.
Coming in for a landing... check.
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Very pleased that Discovery landed safely. Good work NASA.
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Originally Posted by iLikebeer
Could you let us know when they fly it back from Cali? Last time they flew right over our airport and I didn't have a camera with me. Seeing the orbiter piggybacking a 747 flying at low altitude is pretty cool. I'd like to get some pics this time.
? maybe tuesday. depends on how things go. your local news folks should say something about it. beyond that, got's me ? I've been on the beach and see it flying by. said to myself, well self the shuttle is back.
but I'll see what I can dig up.
on a side note. the ORANGE COUNTY CHOPPER crew made a shuttle bike tribute bike. I heard they were going to have it at the runway (K.S.C.) today for the showing. after landing that is.
if I see it, I'll definitely get some pics and post them here.
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