perfect landing

Space Shuttle Discovery Returns Home (Video)


There's nothing prettier than watching the space shuttle land. Sure, it drops like a rock, a piano, a safe; but when the vehicle makes the final turn and lines up with the runway, and then the commander sticks the landing like Rick Sturckow did tonight, it's a work of art. If you missed the landing in real time, here's a great video of Discovery's landing at Edwards Air Force Base in California, at 5:53 PDT on Friday, ending the 14-day mission to the International Space Station.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3kBd...versetoday.com/&feature=player_embedded#t=186

on the you-tube page click on replay

 

Thanks Walnut.
Far better video then the few seconds the tv news gave it this morning.

Lets not forget the ISS is still up and tonight may be a good night to see it see it streak across the sky I spotted it last night again .
If anybody wants to know the timings over your town follow this link.
Just enter your nearest town and you have all the info you need.
I do believe we get the chance of two orbit sightings tonight
http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/realdat...ion.cgi?country=United_Kingdom&region=England
robert