Space Shuttle Endeavor is landing right now... 3 minutes to touchdown

krispos42

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Wed Jun-01-11 01:32 AM
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Space Shuttle Endeavor is landing right now... 3 minutes to touchdown

Fare thee well, Endeavor

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krispos42

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Wed Jun-01-11 01:35 AM
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1. She's down!

Picture-perfect landing! :toast:

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stevedeshazer

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Wed Jun-01-11 01:37 AM
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2. Sweet!

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Parker CA

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Wed Jun-01-11 01:37 AM
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3. So cool to watch that shuttle come in! Really amazing.

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krispos42

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Wed Jun-01-11 01:42 AM
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5. Especially with the infrared camera that MSNBC used

That was pretty neat when the ice-cold landing gear popped out of the white-hot belly of the shuttle.

:-)

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Maru Kitteh

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Wed Jun-01-11 01:40 AM
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4. Thank you SO MUCH for posting that. I wouldn't have caught it but for you.

and I appreciate it very much. History, it was.

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krispos42

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Wed Jun-01-11 01:43 AM
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6. No problem. I was afraid I was going to have to watch it on Faux News, though...

...they started coverage first.

:scared:

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Trajan

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Wed Jun-01-11 01:46 AM
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7. Endeavor, as the newest Shuttle ....

Edited on Wed Jun-01-11 01:49 AM by Trajan

Is also the cleanest, and I think the prettiest ....

I dont think it ever had much of the top side white tiles .... It always had the bright white thermal blankets on many of the less heat-critical surfaces .... It gave it a brilliant white textured surface when seen close up ....

The least beat up of the remaining fleet ..... Good night OV105 ....

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KDLarsen

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Wed Jun-01-11 01:51 AM
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8. What's with the flame shooting out?

It looks a bit dramatic on the thermal cam, but so far the NASA commentator hasn't mentioned it at all, so I'm guessing it's not out of the ordinary?

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krispos42

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Wed Jun-01-11 01:52 AM
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9. MSNBC host said it was normal

burning off maneuvering fuel, perhaps?

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KDLarsen

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Wed Jun-01-11 01:55 AM
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10. Ah, thought it might have been the APU still running

Edited on Wed Jun-01-11 01:56 AM by KDLarsen

Watching it on the NASA websites.

ETA: The NASA commentator just mentioned it's the APU exhaust vent. Even so, it does look a bit dramatic, if not unusual.

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