LIVE: STS-125 Flight Day 14 - EOM+2 - RE-ENTRY and LANDING

• #240 by Ronsmytheiii on 24 May, 2009 15:06
• reentry track on the screen

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• #241 by Ford Mustang on 24 May, 2009 15:06
• 2 minutes from EI.
• #242 by Ford Mustang on 24 May, 2009 15:08
• Atlantis should be hitting Entry Interface at this time.  Godspeed to her and her crew.
• #243 by Ronsmytheiii on 24 May, 2009 15:08
• real time tracking: http://www.n2yo.com/?s=34933
• #244 by Ford Mustang on 24 May, 2009 15:09
• Atlantis now 350,000 feet in altitude.  Under 30 minutes to landing.  4,500 miles to touchdown.  16,800 mph.
• #245 by Kel on 24 May, 2009 15:10

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• #246 by Ford Mustang on 24 May, 2009 15:11
• 28 minutes from touchdown.  About a minute from the GNC software to conduct the first roll reversal, to the left.
• #247 by Ronsmytheiii on 24 May, 2009 15:11
• first roll command underway, to the left
  
  elevons,tail rudder and RCS working together

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• #248 by Ford Mustang on 24 May, 2009 15:13
• First roll command initiated.  Have lost COMM with the vehicle, as expected.

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• #249 by Ronsmytheiii on 24 May, 2009 15:13
• lost comm, as expected

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• #250 by kneecaps on 24 May, 2009 15:14
• PLT and CDR will be watching ENTRY TRAJ 1 at this point:
  

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• #251 by Ronsmytheiii on 24 May, 2009 15:17
• passing Hawaii, commercial flight from Hawaii to LA is about 5 hours 30 minutes, Atlantis will do the same in about 20 minutes!

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• #252 by Ford Mustang on 24 May, 2009 15:17
• MCC-H back with Atlantis a bit early on the upper antenna.
  
  Atlantis "just starting to get light where we are now, looks real good."

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• #253 by JimO on 24 May, 2009 15:17
• I hope folks in Hawaii are awake and looking north!
• #254 by Kel on 24 May, 2009 15:18
• Comm back early on upper antenna!
  
  Just north of Hawaii

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• #255 by Nick L. on 24 May, 2009 15:18

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• #256 by Chris Bergin on 24 May, 2009 15:18
• Excellent, comms are back and they are nearly through the "hottest" part of re-entry.
• #257 by Ford Mustang on 24 May, 2009 15:18
• 2,200 miles to EDW.
  21 minutes to touchdown.
  
  RCS Roll jets are deactivated.
• #258 by Ronsmytheiii on 24 May, 2009 15:19

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• #259 by Chris Bergin on 24 May, 2009 15:20
• Sometimes you can see this track move very slightly left and right of the centerline, but she's practically on rails with this entry.

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