Shuttle Discovery arrives at Kennedy Space Center!!

#21 Postby **MSRobi911** » Mon Jul 17, 2006 2:03 am

We are on a test run from Meridian Naval Base here in Pascagoula and they go out in the gulf and turn around and come back in, they often break the speed of sound and it is soooooooooo loud and rattles the windows and sets off car alarms and everyone runs to make sure it's not Chevron blowing up

But I have been at my Aunt and Uncle's home on Merritt Island and heard the shuttle boom...pretty comparable to me.

Mary

#22 Postby **dizzyfish** » Mon Jul 17, 2006 6:42 am

Looking at the landing track http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shutt ... nding.html

I think it may come in a little too south of me to hear.

Darn it!

O Town - it may be a little too south for you too. Not sure exactly where you are.

#23 Postby **JonathanBelles** » Mon Jul 17, 2006 7:13 am

deburn sucess. does somebody have a map of where the shuttle boom will be?

#24 Postby **cycloneye** » Mon Jul 17, 2006 7:39 am

MSNBC
Updated: 8:19 a.m. ET July 17, 2006

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — After a long 13 days in orbit, Discovery's commander fired the space shuttle's engines to leave orbit and head toward a Florida homecoming on Monday.

Mission managers gave the go-ahead for the deorbit burn after determining that the weather around NASA's Kennedy Space Center would be acceptable for touchdown at the first opportunity, at 9:14 a.m. ET.

Starting to decend.

#25 Postby **O Town** » Mon Jul 17, 2006 7:50 am

Watching it live from here.

http://www.wftv.com/video/9525985/index.html

Looks like we may hear the boom with the way they are landing coming right over my house.

#26 Postby **dizzyfish** » Mon Jul 17, 2006 7:58 am

I'm watching it live too! I envy you getting to hear the booms!!!
They are awesome. 8-)

#27 Postby **O Town** » Mon Jul 17, 2006 7:59 am

Don't know yet fish, but its looking good. I hope so.

#28 Postby **angelwing** » Mon Jul 17, 2006 8:02 am

NASA changes runways for the shuttle landing at 9:14 a.m. ET because of thunderstorms at Kennedy Space Center.

#29 Postby **O Town** » Mon Jul 17, 2006 8:12 am

Just heard the boom!!!!!!!!!!! :woo:

#30 Postby **CentralFlGal** » Mon Jul 17, 2006 8:14 am

Heard the boom

Watching them come in http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shutt ... index.html

#31 Postby **cycloneye** » Mon Jul 17, 2006 8:14 am

Impressive images of the shuttle above the clouds.

x-y-no · #32 Postby **x-y-no** » Mon Jul 17, 2006 8:15 am

Touchdown!

#33 Postby **O Town** » Mon Jul 17, 2006 8:16 am

Awesome, just awesome!!!!!! Picture perfect landing. :bday:

#34 Postby **dizzyfish** » Mon Jul 17, 2006 8:16 am

What a beautiful landing!! Glad you got to hear it! 8-)

#35 Postby **JonathanBelles** » Mon Jul 17, 2006 8:16 am

amazing how they come in. no booms here :cry:

HurricaneGirl · #36 Postby **HurricaneGirl** » Mon Jul 17, 2006 8:50 am

No booms here.. been watching the landing on the NASA website! Welcome back and Hurray for the Astronauts!

Rainband · #37 Postby **Rainband** » Mon Jul 17, 2006 8:53 am

Home safe and sound

Josephine96 · #38 Postby **Josephine96** » Mon Jul 17, 2006 8:57 am

Booms woke me up :lol:

Yay Shuttle!

I thought the shuttle came in over the GOM just south of St Pete, shame no booms for ya fact7

gtalum · #39 Postby **gtalum** » Mon Jul 17, 2006 8:58 am

Dang I missed the booms somehow.

Oh well, I'm glad they made it back ok.

HurricaneHunter914 · #40 Postby **HurricaneHunter914** » Mon Jul 17, 2006 9:13 am

I heard the booms too! Took awhile for them to get here though.

Shuttle Discovery arrives at Kennedy Space Center!!

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