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Discovery has now passed the region of maximum surface temperature heating.
Allow subject to scream. In space no one will hear.

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25 minutes to touchdown, 48 miles above Earth, descending at 80 FPS:
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24 minutes to touchdown.
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Drag H calculations should now be incorporated into navigation. 
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5min away from the first roll reversal from left to right (62 degrees)

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22 minutes from touchdown.  Convoy in place at the SLF.  Discovery 45 miles above the Earth.
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45 miles altitude as she approaches the coast of Central America.
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Discovery now descending at 78 FPS, 44 miles above the Earth, flying 21 times faster than the speed of sound.
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MPS LOX fill and drain valves open about now.
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Mach 21.  Altitude 44 miles.  78 fps descent rate.
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RCS activity lights re-mode to change indicate FCS saturation (if any).
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The first roll reversal from left to right (62 degrees) is underway
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Discovery has now passed the region of maximum surface temperature heating.

Slighlty pre-mature on that call.  Typically closer to MACH 19.

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Discovery entering the Equilibrium Glide Phase.
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Scattered at 3K FT is the latest weather.

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Discovery has now passed the region of maximum surface temperature heating.

Slighlty pre-mature on that call.  Typically closer to MACH 19.

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Ah..thanks...I was going by the time from EI in the FPH.
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Discovery crossing the Central American coast, descending at 137 FPS.
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15 minutes from touchdown.  Discovery now flying over the Yucatan Peninsula.

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3 minutes from MILA C-BAND picking up Discovery.
« Last Edit: 06/14/2008 03:01 pm by Ford Mustang »

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