Author Topic: LIVE: STS-116 - Flight Day 14 - Landing and post flight info (Read 98349 times)

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #200 on:** 12/22/2006 09:30 pm »

22 mins to touchdown.

45 miles in altitude.

15,700 mph.

Rolling right.

Avron · « **Reply #201 on:** 12/22/2006 09:31 pm »

And we have good comms

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #202 on:** 12/22/2006 09:31 pm »

No action on the GPS message - believed to be due to plasma.

Avron · « **Reply #203 on:** 12/22/2006 09:32 pm »

wirehead · « **Reply #204 on:** 12/22/2006 09:32 pm »

To go back to the earlier discussions on sunset, the timing is perfect for a beautiful colored sky as Discovery lands.

If the news shooters are on the ball, there ought to be a beautiful pic for the archives.

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #205 on:** 12/22/2006 09:33 pm »

Heading over the west coast of the US. All systems nominal bar "Navaids RADAR Altimeters Lock On To Plasma"

Avron · « **Reply #206 on:** 12/22/2006 09:35 pm »

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #207 on:** 12/22/2006 09:36 pm »

Altitude 39 miles.

12,600 mph.

Crossing the border of Mexico and Texas.

Range 1100 miles

psloss · « **Reply #208 on:** 12/22/2006 09:37 pm »

190000 feet altitude, 10200 mph, range 800 miles.

Avron · « **Reply #209 on:** 12/22/2006 09:37 pm »

Chris Bergin · « **Reply #210 on:** 12/22/2006 09:38 pm »

Actuator Command for Speedbrake shows off scale Low.

psloss · « **Reply #211 on:** 12/22/2006 09:39 pm »

40 seconds from tracking via MILA...

psloss · « **Reply #212 on:** 12/22/2006 09:42 pm »

Energy, ground track, and nav are go...touchdown 1500 at 205

Call to take TACANs...and now GPS to PASS.

I'm going to stop posting after this, as it's too sluggish right now.