STS-124, Discovery

[Fozzer]

Quote:
Astronauts on board the US space shuttle Discovery have reported seeing an object drifting away from the craft.
End quote.

Toilet Roll?

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/7453503.stm

Paul.... ...!

[Brando14100]

Added a new poll for the landing. I said yes. Only you would think it was toilet paper Fozzer. In regards to that updated landing time, it is much more accurate to NASA's record. 8-)

Edit: Hey just topped 700 posts a minute ago. 8-)

[Brando14100]

Okay for today's first landing opporitunity to Kennedy Space Center, Florida, we will have a de-orbit burn at 10:10 am EDT for a landing at 11:15 am. This will occur on orbit 217.
Orbit 218 provides a 12:50 landing time. Both landings will be to runway 15. Weather looks good. There are scattered clouds moving in from the south. These will have no rain with them. There is calm wind. Steve Lindsey is in the Shuttle Training Aircraft doing dives to survey weather. All looks good for today's landing.

                                                  8-)

[Brando14100]

All sytems on Discovery are go. De-orbit burn will be about 2

[Brando14100]

Discovery will touch down in about 44 minutes.

[Brando14100]

Discovery has hit entry interface, feeling the Earth's atmosphere. 8-)

[Brando14100]

10:50 a.m. - Now only 25 minutes until touchdown, Discovery is flying about 48 miles above Earth's surface.

10:48 a.m. - Discovery is rolling left 80 degrees, the first in a pre-programmed series of four steep banks that help eliminate excess energy as the orbiter continues its descent toward Kennedy Space Center.

[Brando14100]

10:55 a.m. - Discovery is approaching the west coast of Central America, flying 21 times the speed of sound. The orbiter is continuing its series of banking maneuvers to dissipate its speed.

[Brando14100]

11:05 a.m. - Ten minutes to go until touchdown, Discovery is 265 nautical miles from the landing site.

[Brando14100]

11:08 a.m. - Six minutes to touchdown, Discovery is 75 miles away from the runway, flying west of Florida's Lake Okeechobee.

[Brando14100]

In th eheading allignment cylinder. 8-)

[Brando14100]

Lined up with the runway. 8-)

[Brando14100]

Flare up

Gear down

Touchdown! 8-)

[Brando14100]

I saw some smoking debris come off at touchdown. Looked like from the right wing, but it could be the drag chute deployment system. 8-)

[Brando14100]

STS-124 Mission Stats Landed:
Sat., June 14, 2008, 11:15 a.m. EDT
Landing Site:
Kennedy Space Center, Fla.

Mission Elapsed Time:
13 days, 18 hours, 13 minutes, 7 secs

Official Landing Times
Main gear touchdown:
11:15:19 a.m. EDT
Nose gear touchdown:
11:15:30 a.m. EDT
Wheels stop:
11:16:19 a.m. EDT
Total miles:
5.7 million  8-)