There it is! Success!Take cover, Castro! Hank has done it again! (I won't get into details here, but those of you who have read Mike Mullane's "Riding Rockets" will know what I'm hinting at...)
Thank you for these threads; most of these missions occurred when I was a wee lad. Despite living only a few miles from all the action, I don't remember the context or details.Quote from: Ares67 on 12/31/2011 10:23 amThese are my favorite shots of the orbiters. They are at their most beautiful as they go into pre-flare and flare, right before the landing gear descend. The rational side of me recognizes that the Shuttle program had to end. Regardless, I will miss these sights terribly.
I notice they were very far from centerline after roll-out.. was there a some reason, such as no steering done (intentionally?) Usually they'd drift one way or another but would correct for centerline by the time they were stopped...