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Re: LIVE: STS-120 Flight Day 16 - EOM - Re-entry and Landing
« Reply #200 on: 11/07/2007 04:54 pm »
140 miles to go.
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RE: LIVE: STS-120 Flight Day 16 - EOM - Re-entry and Landing
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Re: LIVE: STS-120 Flight Day 16 - EOM - Re-entry and Landing
« Reply #202 on: 11/07/2007 04:54 pm »
107,000 ft. at 2,900 mph.
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Re: LIVE: STS-120 Flight Day 16 - EOM - Re-entry and Landing
« Reply #203 on: 11/07/2007 04:54 pm »
Now getting video from KSC again...call up to take air data.

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Re: LIVE: STS-120 Flight Day 16 - EOM - Re-entry and Landing
« Reply #204 on: 11/07/2007 04:54 pm »
OK, now a shot of the orbiter.

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Re: LIVE: STS-120 Flight Day 16 - EOM - Re-entry and Landing
« Reply #205 on: 11/07/2007 04:54 pm »
goto take air data

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Re: LIVE: STS-120 Flight Day 16 - EOM - Re-entry and Landing
« Reply #206 on: 11/07/2007 04:55 pm »
Discovery sighted!!  Taking air data.
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Re: LIVE: STS-120 Flight Day 16 - EOM - Re-entry and Landing
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There's the booms. Discovery's announced her arrival.
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Re: LIVE: STS-120 Flight Day 16 - EOM - Re-entry and Landing
« Reply #209 on: 11/07/2007 04:55 pm »
81,000 ft

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Re: LIVE: STS-120 Flight Day 16 - EOM - Re-entry and Landing
« Reply #210 on: 11/07/2007 04:55 pm »
Looks like some of the clouds have drifted into the area...

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RE: LIVE: STS-120 Flight Day 16 - EOM - Re-entry and Landing
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Re: LIVE: STS-120 Flight Day 16 - EOM - Re-entry and Landing
« Reply #212 on: 11/07/2007 04:56 pm »

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Re: LIVE: STS-120 Flight Day 16 - EOM - Re-entry and Landing
« Reply #213 on: 11/07/2007 04:56 pm »
About to make the right overhead turn!!  Beautiful!
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RE: LIVE: STS-120 Flight Day 16 - EOM - Re-entry and Landing
« Reply #214 on: 11/07/2007 04:56 pm »
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There's the booms. Discovery's announced her arrival.
No, that's on the PAO side of the mic!
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Re: LIVE: STS-120 Flight Day 16 - EOM - Re-entry and Landing
« Reply #215 on: 11/07/2007 04:56 pm »
Sounds like someone is skeet shooting at the SLF

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Re: LIVE: STS-120 Flight Day 16 - EOM - Re-entry and Landing
« Reply #216 on: 11/07/2007 04:56 pm »
On energy approaching the HAC, winds are 23 from the head, 4 from the right, nominal chute.

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Re: LIVE: STS-120 Flight Day 16 - EOM - Re-entry and Landing
« Reply #217 on: 11/07/2007 04:57 pm »
On energy approaching the HAC.  Peaking at 23 heads on the head.  4 knots on the right.  Nominal chute deploy
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Re: LIVE: STS-120 Flight Day 16 - EOM - Re-entry and Landing
« Reply #218 on: 11/07/2007 04:57 pm »
60,000 ft

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Re: LIVE: STS-120 Flight Day 16 - EOM - Re-entry and Landing
« Reply #219 on: 11/07/2007 04:57 pm »
835 mph at 60,000 ft.
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