STS-119 Discovery Crew Set for Landing Today…
Weather Permitting, 1st Landing Opportunity at Kennedy Space Center, Fla., is at 1:39pm EDT
Saturday, March 28, 2009
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Discovery Crew Set for Saturday Landing
From Friday evening, March 27th posting
Post time 8:17pm CDT
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The astronauts on space shuttle Discovery are preparing to spend what is planned to be their final night in orbit, with wake up set for 5:13 a.m. EDT Saturday to ready for a 1:39 p.m. landing at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
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Weather conditions are forecast to be acceptable for the shuttle's return home to Florida.
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Discovery's crew will go to sleep at 9:13 p.m. Following wake up on Saturday, they will begin deorbit preparations at 8:33 a.m. Discovery will fire its engines at 12:33 p.m. to begin the descent to Florida. A second opportunity is available if needed for Discovery to land at Kennedy on Saturday, beginning with a deorbit burn engine firing at 2:08 p.m. leading to a 3:14 p.m. touchdown.
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Post Update:
Saturday morning
8:55am CDT
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Astronauts Prepare for Landing
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Discovery’s crew of seven is preparing for a 1:39 p.m. EDT landing today at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
Weather Permitting, 1st Landing Opportunity at Kennedy Space Center, Fla., is at 1:39pm EDT
Saturday, March 28, 2009
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Discovery Crew Set for Saturday Landing
From Friday evening, March 27th posting
Post time 8:17pm CDT
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The astronauts on space shuttle Discovery are preparing to spend what is planned to be their final night in orbit, with wake up set for 5:13 a.m. EDT Saturday to ready for a 1:39 p.m. landing at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
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Weather conditions are forecast to be acceptable for the shuttle's return home to Florida.
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Discovery's crew will go to sleep at 9:13 p.m. Following wake up on Saturday, they will begin deorbit preparations at 8:33 a.m. Discovery will fire its engines at 12:33 p.m. to begin the descent to Florida. A second opportunity is available if needed for Discovery to land at Kennedy on Saturday, beginning with a deorbit burn engine firing at 2:08 p.m. leading to a 3:14 p.m. touchdown.
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Post Update:
Saturday morning
8:55am CDT
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Astronauts Prepare for Landing
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Discovery’s crew of seven is preparing for a 1:39 p.m. EDT landing today at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
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The crew was awakened this morning at 5:13 a.m. to the song “I Have a Dream” performed by ABBA. The song was played for Mission Specialist Sandra Magnus.
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Flight controllers reported to the space shuttle crew that weather conditions are forecast to be acceptable for their return home and that they could begin deorbit preparations. Discovery will fire its engines at 12:33 p.m. to begin the descent to Florida on a northeasterly track that will cross over Central America and Cuba.
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Post Update:
LATE Saturday morning
11:15am CDT
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Discovery’s 1:39pm EDT Landing Postponed -
Next Try… 3:14pm EDT, (2:14pm CDT)
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Post Update:
LATE Saturday morning
11:15am CDT
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Discovery’s 1:39pm EDT Landing Postponed -
Next Try… 3:14pm EDT, (2:14pm CDT)
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Weather "No Go" for First Landing Opportunity
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The weather forecast is "no go" today for the first landing opportunity at Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The next Kennedy landing opportunity is at 3:14 p.m. EDT, with a deorbit burn of 2:08 p.m.
Weather "No Go" for First Landing Opportunity
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The weather forecast is "no go" today for the first landing opportunity at Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The next Kennedy landing opportunity is at 3:14 p.m. EDT, with a deorbit burn of 2:08 p.m.
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Post Update:
Saturday Afternoon
12:58pm CDT
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Discovery GO for DEORBIT BURN!!!
And a 3:14pm EDT Landing…
This upcoming Deorbit Burn will last for 2 minutes 59 second and will start at 1:08pm CDT
(SHE’S COMING HOME!!!)
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Post Update:
Saturday Afternoon
1:15pm CDT
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Successful DEORBIT BURN Complete
Landing Time … 2:14pm CDT
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This will be my last update until after landing… unless some unforeseen emergency comes up…
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SAFE LANDING!!!
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Post Update:
Saturday Afternoon
2:15pm CDT
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Discovery has LANDED!!!
After performing another successful Landing
Right down the centerline...
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WELCOME HOME ALL…
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Post Update:
Saturday Afternoon
12:58pm CDT
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Discovery GO for DEORBIT BURN!!!
And a 3:14pm EDT Landing…
This upcoming Deorbit Burn will last for 2 minutes 59 second and will start at 1:08pm CDT
(SHE’S COMING HOME!!!)
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Post Update:
Saturday Afternoon
1:15pm CDT
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Successful DEORBIT BURN Complete
Landing Time … 2:14pm CDT
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This will be my last update until after landing… unless some unforeseen emergency comes up…
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SAFE LANDING!!!
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Post Update:
Saturday Afternoon
2:15pm CDT
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Discovery has LANDED!!!
After performing another successful Landing
Right down the centerline...
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WELCOME HOME ALL…
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GOD SPEED to the Crew of STS-119 Discovery on a safe landing...
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