STS 129

spolvi · November 25, 2009, 11:49:24 PM

Explanations very clear.
Tank's everybody

JLM · November 27, 2009, 01:37:08 PM

Atlantis has just been given the 'go' for deorbit burn at 8:37 a.m. ET and they will start the burn NOW!

marvx · November 27, 2009, 01:39:54 PM

YEAH......Deorb burn complete

JLM · November 27, 2009, 01:54:06 PM

Folks here in Florida will be able to hear sonic booms at around 9:40 a.m. central time as the shuttle slows to subsonic speeds.

It will be around the southern to central part of Florida.

I wonder how the astronauts feel about landing on Black Friday?

I bet they will want to be rushing towards the nearest K-Mart or Wal-Mart for great deals on Christmas gifts!

spolvi · November 27, 2009, 01:55:38 PM

Yeah.
About 20 minuts to EI.
It's beautiful day to land today!

Moonwalker · November 27, 2009, 02:42:42 PM

Did someone else also notice the tired guy at mission control?

My first thought was that he certainly only is reading data from top to bottom of his display, but after a few minutes it was just too obvious that he struggles with tiredness. He was going to drop off every few seconds. You could see the typcial head movement. The guy next to him already looked unbelieving and seemed to think what I and for sure many NASA TV watchers were thinking: oh my god.

Too bad I didn't capture it as a video but just as a still image. However, I think someone for sure will upload this on Youtube.

Admin · November 27, 2009, 02:49:11 PM

Beautiful, by the book deorb, reentry, approach and landing... incredibly smooth!

/Admin

Moonwalker · November 27, 2009, 02:50:30 PM

And we see a perfect landing and wheel stop at the Cape, which ends a perfect mission. Nicole Stott now is going to feel sick, experiencing gravity again after almost three month in zero-g. She'll get a 6 weeks rehab.

spolvi · November 27, 2009, 02:55:16 PM

The view from cockpit was amazing.
It's very very similar at SSM2007!
I waiting to see it again.

JLM · November 27, 2009, 03:54:14 PM

A nice video perfect touchdown for Atlantis. My friend is currently at Port canaveral camping with some of his friends. I wonder if he saw Atlantis come in and land?

erk84 · November 27, 2009, 06:26:44 PM

i followed live from launch, eva's, thru landing and still continue to watch the post-landing coverage another great mission and welcome the crew back home and for a great landing

bradleyjs · November 27, 2009, 07:09:28 PM

Quote from: JLM on November 27, 2009, 03:54:14 PM
A nice video perfect touchdown for Atlantis. My friend is currently at Port canaveral camping with some of his friends. I wonder if he saw Atlantis come in and land?

Unfortunately, I was driving to Cocoa to drop off my kids and wasn't able see it on NASA TV - but we were looking in the blue sky for it but didn't see a thing -- bummer....