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Re: LIVE: STS-120 Flight Day 16 - EOM - Re-entry and Landing
« Reply #340 on: 11/07/2007 05:43 pm »
Standing outside we had a stiff wind out of the north here at KSC.

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Re: LIVE: STS-120 Flight Day 16 - EOM - Re-entry and Landing
« Reply #341 on: 11/07/2007 05:43 pm »

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Re: LIVE: STS-120 Flight Day 16 - EOM - Re-entry and Landing
« Reply #342 on: 11/07/2007 05:44 pm »

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Re: LIVE: STS-120 Flight Day 16 - EOM - Re-entry and Landing
« Reply #343 on: 11/07/2007 05:45 pm »
I think headwinds were about the max allowed for landing? Any landing you walk away from is a good landing in my book. Great job Pambo!

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Re: LIVE: STS-120 Flight Day 16 - EOM - Re-entry and Landing
« Reply #344 on: 11/07/2007 05:46 pm »
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What is the most challenging aspect of a strong headwind landing, especially considering its a really heavy brick she was flying.

Important thing with a strong headwind is to have a higher than normal landing speed. Might have steepened the glide in to compensate. Ordinarily you would increase velocity but not so easy to do with the shuttle.

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RE: LIVE: STS-120 Flight Day 16 - EOM - Re-entry and Landing
« Reply #345 on: 11/07/2007 05:47 pm »
First post of me on this terrific forum ! Great landing by Pam, especially under these windy conditions. Better to touch her down rather 'quickly' than 'hovering' too long I guess.

Greetz from Belgium and keep the good work guys !

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Re: LIVE: STS-120 Flight Day 16 - EOM - Re-entry and Landing
« Reply #346 on: 11/07/2007 05:47 pm »
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Let's not get hung up on a rough touchdown guys.  She flew that bird perfectly; especially when you consider how tough this mission has been.  Great job Pam!

couldn't have said it better.  I thought it looked rough but then I remembered I'm not certified to land the orbiter so I more than likely  don't know what rough is!

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RE: LIVE: STS-120 Flight Day 16 - EOM - Re-entry and Landing
« Reply #347 on: 11/07/2007 05:47 pm »
Textbook landing Pam. Well done to everyone who made this mission possible... :)

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Re: LIVE: STS-120 Flight Day 16 - EOM - Re-entry and Landing
« Reply #348 on: 11/07/2007 05:48 pm »
Pam signing off.

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Re: LIVE: STS-120 Flight Day 16 - EOM - Re-entry and Landing
« Reply #349 on: 11/07/2007 05:50 pm »

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Re: LIVE: STS-120 Flight Day 16 - EOM - Re-entry and Landing
« Reply #350 on: 11/07/2007 05:50 pm »
ASP taken over control of Discovery

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Re: LIVE: STS-120 Flight Day 16 - EOM - Re-entry and Landing
« Reply #351 on: 11/07/2007 05:52 pm »
Great job to everyone aboard, and everyone on the ground, what an amazing flight :)  Given the winds on landing I think she greased it in about as well as you could ask, I'm just glad Discovery has continued to keep her number of landings equal to her number of take-offs!  :)

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RE: LIVE: STS-120 Flight Day 16 - EOM - Re-entry and Landing
« Reply #352 on: 11/07/2007 05:55 pm »
Very smooth compared to an Orion touchdown, I would imagine!

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Re: LIVE: STS-120 Flight Day 16 - EOM - Re-entry and Landing
« Reply #353 on: 11/07/2007 05:55 pm »
MCC-H PAO handing over to KSC PAO

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RE: LIVE: STS-120 Flight Day 16 - EOM - Re-entry and Landing
« Reply #354 on: 11/07/2007 05:57 pm »
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Very smooth compared to an Orion touchdown, I would imagine!

Ask the folks who landed in a Soyuz a few weeks ago about a rough landing  ;)

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Re: LIVE: STS-120 Flight Day 16 - EOM - Re-entry and Landing
« Reply #355 on: 11/07/2007 05:57 pm »
waiting for discovery to be downgraded to Full operations.  A Crew is waiting to ge the time sensitive experiments on the Mid Deck

as well the Metal filings from the SARJ

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Re: LIVE: STS-120 Flight Day 16 - EOM - Re-entry and Landing
« Reply #356 on: 11/07/2007 05:59 pm »
And she's been downgraded and safed

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Re: LIVE: STS-120 Flight Day 16 - EOM - Re-entry and Landing
« Reply #357 on: 11/07/2007 05:59 pm »
Somebody keep an eye on the lightsaber.

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Re: LIVE: STS-120 Flight Day 16 - EOM - Re-entry and Landing
« Reply #358 on: 11/07/2007 06:00 pm »
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Somebody keep an eye on the lightsaber.

LOL Yeah

Senior MGMT waiting for crew so they can all look at Her

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Re: LIVE: STS-120 Flight Day 16 - EOM - Re-entry and Landing
« Reply #359 on: 11/07/2007 06:01 pm »
hatch opend at 1:29 EST

6 of 7 crew members off.  PAO thinks Pambo is till on her Ship

like a good comander :)

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