Discovery Landing Currently Live 17:51 09/07/05 [See Link in Thread]

[xrekcor]

Just thought I would give a heads up on the event

paste this link in yoiur browser if you have RealPlayer installed

http://www.nasa.gov/ram/122212main_main_portal_cc.ram

If not goto...

http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/index.html

May our thoughts be with the crew and our fellow Australian for a safe landing

regards

[Daring Dave]

Watching and listening....

I hope it goes well....

[elusiver]

just tuned in.. has it been delayed again?

el :)

[xrekcor]

Yes it has, they're coming around again. As I understand it it will be a 20:15 AUS Time approx landing. If they are not waved off again.

[MiG]

For some reason they're avoiding talking about the Edwards option. Seems like they really can't be bothered flying the shuttle across the country after landing, even though weather is good at Edwards.

[xrekcor]

Yes I agree, perhaps that is because it'll cost them 5 million $... maybe stretching the budget a tad. Or New Mexico at a lil less.

[xrekcor]

Looks like they're going ahead, if not Florida it will be Edwards. about 10:15pm tonight

[MiG]

7:04 pm NASA has just said that the shuttle is landing at Edwards AFB. Get your news here first! :)

Reason is that new storm cells have popped up around KSC and the situation is just too unpredictable.

[ballaratdragons]

It has just been changed to 7:43pm EST.

[xrekcor]

Yeah! I bet the people near the Culf are a lil pissed they aint going to see anything lol

[xrekcor]

Still 3 hrs away that would make it 10:15 approx EST. Anyone know the time difference between Edwards and EST?

I am of the belief we're 13hrs ahead of Florida, not sure about Edwards

[ballaratdragons]

Rob,

It was just on TV that it will land at 7:43pm Melbourne time.

Unless they change it again . . . and again . . . and again

[MiG]

TV is wrong. xreckor and I are right :p

The "7:04 pm" in my post is the time that I posted that info.

Considering that the shuttle hasn't even fired the OMS engines yet, I'd say the 7:34 pm landing time is incorrect, because that was 2 minutes ago.

[xrekcor]

NASA TV said at around 7:15pm it was three hours away, so who knows :rofl: oh well better grab another :drink: it might be a long night :help3: I might need more beer... you know to fuel my puter chair of course :D

[ballaratdragons]

SkyNews just updated it 30 seconds ago!

10:12pm Sydney/Melbourne time!!!!

[MiG]

Hah, it took them 31 minutes to get the right info.

[ballaratdragons]

I know that was the time you posted Mig. :lol:

SkyNews keeps giving different landing times!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Give them another 10 minutes and they will say 'next week'! :rofl:

[xrekcor]

Ok I plan to land at the fridge at around 8:00pm first I'll make a 74 degree left bank turn through the lounge room, make another at 75 degree though the kitchen door and swing past the fridge.... ooop's make that now the garage fridge bad weather in the kitchen :rofl:

[ballaratdragons]

:lol2:

You got bad weather in the kitchen!! :rofl:

Glad they are not trying to land here. We have light snow falling at the moment. :scared2: :cold:

[h0ughy]

thanks foir the link Rob, Hows Jake, did he travel home OK! Did he enjoy the chips? :thumbsup:

[xrekcor]

No Prob's my friend, Jake loooooved the chips well after they were gone :rofl: poor lil fella has come down with conjunctive-itist (<--typo, just say it as it sounds) I tell ya I'm still on a high from AstroFest so much so I haven't had the scope out since :doh: Still haven't made my solar filter up. I emailed Thousand Oak today to inquire about how I could use the half I got and would you believe they're sending me another sheet for free.

btw, I love my $75 calender :rofl: :doh: :rofl: :doh: :rofl: :doh:

Good to hear you got home safe and sound

[xrekcor]

Ok it seems to me that Edwards has a 3 hr time difference from florida... I maybe wrong.

[Dave47tuc]

Discovery "she is on her way home"

[gaa_ian]

Decent has commenced
They have just finished engine burn to commence descent !

[xrekcor]

Lets hope for a safe landing

[rowena]

Kiwis should get a nice view of Discovery before she lands... well the northern island at least..

[xrekcor]

They're right over my friends in Greymouth at present

[ballaratdragons]

I wanna see it from here!!!!

[xrekcor]

Hey! you mean I'm not the only kiwi seeing double :rofl:

[rowena]

looks like there going for it!

[Dave47tuc]

to late to back out now!!

[h0ughy]

you can thank Alan for that, he gave up his beloved chips for a better cause :rofl: :rofl:

[h0ughy]

no return now!

[Dave47tuc]

On SBS right now

[slice of heaven]

Well that was an easy uneventfull mission. NOT

[rowena]

Thank God, they landed safely!! :)

[h0ughy]

wooo hoo they're back safely

[rumples riot]

Down now, televised on channel nine in Adelaide.

[TidaLpHasE]

Perfect landing.......:rofl::thumbsup:

[Stu]

:rofl:

[Dave47tuc]

:clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap:

[xrekcor]

Hey we should get a job at mission control :rofl: :drink: :rofl: :drink: :rofl: :drink:

[xrekcor]

Thank you Alan from Jakemyster

[iceman]

Excellent landing, shame it was night-time and couldn't see much of it.

Hopefully it won't take more than a few months to fix the problems with the fueltank to launch again.