STS-125: Post Flight Coverage (Dryden, Ferry, KSC)

• #340 by Ford Mustang on 02 Jun, 2009 22:39
• Flight Aware saying they are 24 miles from the SLF, still heading south..
• #341 by psloss on 02 Jun, 2009 22:40
• Probably went that way to fly north along the beach on the way back...
  
• #342 by Alpha Control on 02 Jun, 2009 22:41
• Quote from: Chris Bergin on 02 Jun, 2009 22:39

  Nice to see they've got a big welcome home cake under wraps for Atlantis on the left
  

  
  But who's going to jump out of the cake? Ed Weiler? 
• #343 by MikeMi. on 02 Jun, 2009 22:41
• Quote from: JMS on 02 Jun, 2009 22:36

  A "loop" is a vertical maneuver guys...
  

  
  Im not so familiar with English yet! 
  Imo they are making "the circle" at the moment 
• #344 by shuttlefanatic on 02 Jun, 2009 22:41
• Quote from: Ford Mustang on 02 Jun, 2009 22:39

  Flight Aware saying they are 24 miles from the SLF, still heading south..
  

  
  Trying to imagine driving north on US 1 with the SCA at 1000 feet in my windshield
• #345 by kraisee on 02 Jun, 2009 22:42
• Oh wow, the SCA/Shuttle just did a low pass right up the coastline past Cocoa Beach/Cape Canaveral!
  
  What an awesome sight that is!
  
  Ross.
• #346 by Ford Mustang on 02 Jun, 2009 22:43
• "Over Pad 40 now.", heard on the loops.

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• #347 by Ford Mustang on 02 Jun, 2009 22:43
• Pad A:  Should have had the RSS open for awesome photo ops.

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• #348 by Ronsmytheiii on 02 Jun, 2009 22:43

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• #349 by nathan.moeller on 02 Jun, 2009 22:44
• Nice!  She just overflew her younger sister on Pad A!
• #350 by psloss on 02 Jun, 2009 22:44
• NASA 911 calling tower for low pass over SLF before swinging around to land.
  
• #351 by Ford Mustang on 02 Jun, 2009 22:44
• Looks like she's coming around A now and to the SLF.

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• #352 by postalworker on 02 Jun, 2009 22:45
• Burning off the fuel...
  
• #353 by Chris Bergin on 02 Jun, 2009 22:45
• Quote from: nathan.moeller on 02 Jun, 2009 22:44

  Nice!  She just overflew her younger sister on Pad A!
  

  
  That was awesome.
• #354 by Ford Mustang on 02 Jun, 2009 22:45
• Heh, you can see it from the Pad 40 cameras:

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• #355 by nathan.moeller on 02 Jun, 2009 22:45
• Probably the best ferry-return coverage we've ever had from PAO.
• #356 by Ford Mustang on 02 Jun, 2009 22:46
• Flying right over HQ right now.  Spotted at OPFs.

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• #357 by Ford Mustang on 02 Jun, 2009 22:47
• Coming for low pass over SLF down RWY 33:

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• #358 by Chris Bergin on 02 Jun, 2009 22:47
• Might be a flyby first like last time.
• #359 by Ford Mustang on 02 Jun, 2009 22:47
• "He's having a play time!" - Engineer on the loops

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