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Space Shuttle Discovery Landing Live Thread (Wednesday Nov 7th 1:02 pm EST)
11/06/2007 | Kevin Davis

Posted on 11/06/2007 7:17:01 PM PST by KevinDavis

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To: La Enchiladita

1741 GMT (12:41 p.m. EST)

Discovery is now 226,000 feet in altitude over Wyoming.

1740 GMT (12:40 p.m. EST)

“You are looking good at Mach 22,” Mission Control just radioed the crew.


41 posted on 11/07/2007 9:43:37 AM PST by RightWhale (anti-razors are pro-life)
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To: cornfedcowboy

Over Nebraska now...!!!


42 posted on 11/07/2007 9:43:41 AM PST by La Enchiladita
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To: BritExPatInFla

Time for 1st left to right roll reversal


43 posted on 11/07/2007 9:44:45 AM PST by La Enchiladita
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To: RightWhale

Mach 22...almost unbelieveable...


44 posted on 11/07/2007 9:45:02 AM PST by hoagy62 (Happily watching the Left go full-goose bozo.)
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To: cornfedcowboy

Looks like northeast Kansas now.


45 posted on 11/07/2007 9:45:43 AM PST by La Enchiladita
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To: La Enchiladita

bookmark


46 posted on 11/07/2007 9:47:19 AM PST by RDTF ("Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear - not absence of fear". Mark Twain)
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To: La Enchiladita

It’s at what I call “Columbia Point”...where the Columbia broke up.


47 posted on 11/07/2007 9:47:38 AM PST by hoagy62 (Happily watching the Left go full-goose bozo.)
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To: La Enchiladita

Over Missouri now!


48 posted on 11/07/2007 9:47:49 AM PST by Rick.Donaldson (http://www.transasianaxis.com - Visit for lastest on DPRK/Russia/China/Etc --Fred Thompson for Prez.)
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To: KevinDavis

Why isn’t this on Breaking News?

I’ll never understand the logic.......


49 posted on 11/07/2007 9:48:04 AM PST by Milwaukee_Guy (Don't hit them between the eyes. Hit them right -in- the eyes!)
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To: Rick.Donaldson

Over Alabama! (Went past corner of Mississippi already) Haulin’ @$$!


50 posted on 11/07/2007 9:48:30 AM PST by Rick.Donaldson (http://www.transasianaxis.com - Visit for lastest on DPRK/Russia/China/Etc --Fred Thompson for Prez.)
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To: Rick.Donaldson

7300 MPH, over Alabama.


52 posted on 11/07/2007 9:49:23 AM PST by Izzy Dunne (Hello, I'm a TAGLINE virus. Please help me spread by copying me into YOUR tag line.)
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To: Rick.Donaldson

Under 10,000 mph. Practically at a crawl.


53 posted on 11/07/2007 9:49:38 AM PST by RightWhale (anti-razors are pro-life)
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To: Izzy Dunne

12 minutes, over Columbus, Ga


54 posted on 11/07/2007 9:49:57 AM PST by Izzy Dunne (Hello, I'm a TAGLINE virus. Please help me spread by copying me into YOUR tag line.)
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To: RightWhale

Once becomes visible to NASA cameras, I’ll be ducking out to watch it with my kids on the NASA TV.


55 posted on 11/07/2007 9:50:20 AM PST by hoagy62 (Happily watching the Left go full-goose bozo.)
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To: Milwaukee_Guy

FOX could care less, rehashing old news about shootings is more news to them.


56 posted on 11/07/2007 9:50:26 AM PST by Eye of Unk
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To: hoagy62

Where is that etched in concrete?


57 posted on 11/07/2007 9:50:48 AM PST by Milwaukee_Guy (Don't hit them between the eyes. Hit them right -in- the eyes!)
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To: Milwaukee_Guy

Nowhere...and that’s the sad part.


58 posted on 11/07/2007 9:51:41 AM PST by hoagy62 (Happily watching the Left go full-goose bozo.)
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To: Izzy Dunne

Crossing the Florida Border; 9.5 minutes.


59 posted on 11/07/2007 9:52:18 AM PST by Izzy Dunne (Hello, I'm a TAGLINE virus. Please help me spread by copying me into YOUR tag line.)
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To: Milwaukee_Guy

1750 GMT (12:50 p.m. EST)

The TACAN navigation units aboard Discovery are now receiving data from beacons located at the landing site, along with GPS receivers on the ship.


Should be making the big turn for the runway alignment


60 posted on 11/07/2007 9:52:25 AM PST by RightWhale (anti-razors are pro-life)
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