Posted on 11/06/2007 7:17:01 PM PST by KevinDavis
This will be the official thread for the landing of the Space Shuttle Discovery.. What a mission!!!!
I watched it pass almost directly overhead in Memphis, right around 12:45-47. I went inside before the sonic boom but one of my co-workers out having a smoke heard it.
by the way, that was 12:45-47 Eastern Time, just for consistency with most of the time zone being used in the thread. We’re central, dontcha know.
Just east of the landing strip in the shadow of the VAB...
It’s a fact: With mission STS-120, space shuttle Discovery completed its 34th mission since it first launched on Aug. 30, 1984. The vehicle has flown 23 missions to the International Space Station.
Source: Ibid.
Looks like the crew will be transitioning to their de-briefing vehicle... or whatever it’s called.
Hey guys, like I said earlier, sorry I couldn’t provide live coverage. I have a narrow pipe here in Germany and NASA TV is almost too much for it not to mention constantly posting/refreshing two forums. I’ll be back in Canada for STS-122 in December though with my DSL and unlimited bandwidth.
Kevin with your blessing I’d like to do the launch and landing live threads for 122. I should be able to provide pre and post coverage with milestones etc. Similar to what you see on NSF.
Pam is the Woman!!
Just an FYI - my son helped design and test parts of the Harmony Module so this shuttle mission has been even more special to this Freeper.
It was!!! I still get goose bumps each time I see one of these landings.
I wonder when a Mooslime controlled country will launch one of these.
Save a shuttle, ride an astronaut?
I watched it work via NASA TV. Just a beautiful approach and landing. Sweet and smooth, they way it outta be.
Kudos to your son and the rest of the team.
Congratulations to the entire STS-120 Discovery Crew
and Col. Doug Wheelock (USMA ‘83)
I’m in the biz, but just saw my first Shuttle landing at the Cape today! Sucker drops like a rock.
I remember one of the early monikers was the Flying Brick. It’s big, heavy, and less aerodynamic than most aircraft. Makes you realize how much right stuff those who fly it have.
Replay of launch now on NASA-TV.
I live in Memphis, Tn and went outside to see it pass over. It either passed over Memphis or just over Arkansas west of Memphis. Never saw it but I heard the sonic boom it created. Thought it was a truck backfiring but it had to be Discovery because it happened about the time she was due over Memphis. Got back to my desk to watch it land. Great landing and a perfect way to end a fantastic flight.
Just imagine, there are only 11 more of these flights assuming the two contingency flights aren’t flown. I have got to get down to KSC to see one of them go up. From what I’ve heard, it’s quite a show.
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