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Space Shuttle Discovery

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ஐ+*¨^¨*+e+*¨^¨*+ஐ Mildred Honkinbottom

ஐ+*¨^¨*+e+*¨^¨*+ஐ Mildred Honkinbottom Report 24 Feb 2011 21:00

Due to take off soon Its the very last flight of Discovery

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

~~~Secret Red ^^ Squirrel~~~ **007 1/2**

~~~Secret Red ^^ Squirrel~~~ **007 1/2** Report 24 Feb 2011 21:18

Thanks Elaine :)

ஐ+*¨^¨*+e+*¨^¨*+ஐ Mildred Honkinbottom

ஐ+*¨^¨*+e+*¨^¨*+ஐ Mildred Honkinbottom Report 24 Feb 2011 21:24

Its on sky news as well

launch time 21:50pm

~~~Secret Red ^^ Squirrel~~~ **007 1/2**

~~~Secret Red ^^ Squirrel~~~ **007 1/2** Report 24 Feb 2011 21:36

http://www.livestream.com/spaceflightnow?utm_source=website-channel-page&utm_medium=related

ஐ+*¨^¨*+e+*¨^¨*+ஐ Mildred Honkinbottom

ஐ+*¨^¨*+e+*¨^¨*+ஐ Mildred Honkinbottom Report 24 Feb 2011 21:39

Looks like its just you & me SRS !

~~~Secret Red ^^ Squirrel~~~ **007 1/2**

~~~Secret Red ^^ Squirrel~~~ **007 1/2** Report 24 Feb 2011 21:45

maybe everyone's tuned in...this is getting exciting...I'm so glad you mentioned it. Wouldn't be be great to see it in real life if you know what I mean?

Slug & Lettuce

Slug & Lettuce Report 24 Feb 2011 21:47


Hi SRS
Thanks, I am watching now. The second live web site is much better.How exciting.
Ria x

~~~Secret Red ^^ Squirrel~~~ **007 1/2**

~~~Secret Red ^^ Squirrel~~~ **007 1/2** Report 24 Feb 2011 21:48

they're going to go :)

ஐ+*¨^¨*+e+*¨^¨*+ஐ Mildred Honkinbottom

ஐ+*¨^¨*+e+*¨^¨*+ஐ Mildred Honkinbottom Report 24 Feb 2011 21:49

I had 2 chances, first time I was in St Petes & we watched it in our hotel on CNN, second time we couldn't justify the cost of tickets as storms were unpredictable.

It got put off twice when we were there, then went up during the early hours

~~~Secret Red ^^ Squirrel~~~ **007 1/2**

~~~Secret Red ^^ Squirrel~~~ **007 1/2** Report 24 Feb 2011 21:56

wow, that was fantastic!

~~~Secret Red ^^ Squirrel~~~ **007 1/2**

~~~Secret Red ^^ Squirrel~~~ **007 1/2** Report 24 Feb 2011 21:59

How much would it cost to go the launch Elaine?

SueMaid

SueMaid Report 24 Feb 2011 22:04

I'm watching it now Elaine - very exciting although I'm glad I'm not in the Discovery. I'm not that adventurous. Good luck to the people on board - they are making history.

Sue x

Slug & Lettuce

Slug & Lettuce Report 24 Feb 2011 22:06

How amazing was that.
Thank you for the info.
Did you see some of the tiles fall off. How brave are those astronauts.
Ria x

ஐ+*¨^¨*+e+*¨^¨*+ஐ Mildred Honkinbottom

ஐ+*¨^¨*+e+*¨^¨*+ஐ Mildred Honkinbottom Report 24 Feb 2011 22:16

I'm sure it was a few hundred dollars for the four of us as this included transport.

ஐ+*¨^¨*+e+*¨^¨*+ஐ Mildred Honkinbottom

ஐ+*¨^¨*+e+*¨^¨*+ஐ Mildred Honkinbottom Report 24 Feb 2011 22:23

I saw those tiles go, it was when the camera on the fuel tank was taking pictures as it went up.

I was expecting the commentator to say something, but he didn't.

~~~Secret Red ^^ Squirrel~~~ **007 1/2**

~~~Secret Red ^^ Squirrel~~~ **007 1/2** Report 24 Feb 2011 22:24

Just wanted to thank you again Elaine :) I would have missed it otherwise.

Bobtanian

Bobtanian Report 25 Feb 2011 00:15

Thanks for the heads up. Elaine, unfortunately I had a prior engagement that I couldnt get out of..........but I sure will catchup on the current mission activities.........AND there are a couple of good sighting opportunities friday, and two more on sunday....... never know, might see the two craft before they mate up saturday......heres hoping!!
( that OUR weather plays ball with some clear skies....)

Bob

Researching:
me and my darling wife at our wedding in 1960

ஐ+*¨^¨*+e+*¨^¨*+ஐ Mildred Honkinbottom

ஐ+*¨^¨*+e+*¨^¨*+ஐ Mildred Honkinbottom Report 26 Feb 2011 18:24

Discovery will be docking with the ISS soon

http://www.nasa.gov/55644main_NASATV_Windows.asx

ஐ+*¨^¨*+e+*¨^¨*+ஐ Mildred Honkinbottom

ஐ+*¨^¨*+e+*¨^¨*+ஐ Mildred Honkinbottom Report 26 Feb 2011 18:26

National Aeronautics and Space Administration - NASA
At 1:15p ET, Discovery began a 9-minute Rendezvous Pitch Maneuver, or backflip. With Commander Steve Lindsey at the helm, Discovery is rotating 360 degrees backward for space station astronauts to take high resolution pictures of the shuttle’s heat shield. Lindsey then will fly the shuttle to a position about 310 feet directly in front of the station, allowing the station to catch up with it for docking at 2:16 p.m.

Florida is 5 hours behind the UK

Bobtanian

Bobtanian Report 26 Feb 2011 18:29

aprox 50 minutes...to docking.....

Researching:
me and my darling wife at our wedding in 1960

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