7- Endeavour Planned for a 10:48am EDT Friday Morning Landing

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Endeavour 1st Landing Attempt planned for 10:48am EDT Friday morning
Thursday, July 30, 2009

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File photo by NASA TV

6:28pm EDT
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Space Shuttle Endeavour is scheduled to land at Florida's Kennedy Space Center on Friday with a touchdown at 10:48 a.m. EDT.
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The shuttle would begin its descent from orbit with a deorbit engine firing at 9:42 a.m. Weather conditions at Kennedy are forecast to be favorable for landing, although a slight chance of rain is possible.
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A second opportunity exists for a landing in Florida on Friday, beginning with a deorbit engine firing at 11:17 a.m., leading to a 12:22 p.m. touchdown.
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POST UPDATE:
Friday, July 31, 2009
6:57am EDT
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Endeavour Closes Payload Bay Doors
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Entry Flight Director Bryan Lunney gave a "go" for payload bay door closure. The weather at Kennedy's Shuttle Landing Facility is currently observed and forecast “go” for the first landing opportunity at 10:48 a.m. EDT. The team will continue to monitor weather before making the decision at approximately 9:22 a.m. whether to press ahead with the deorbit burn. The burn would occur at 9:41 a.m. EDT for that first landing opportunity.
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Space Shuttle Endeavour Fires Engines for Return Home
9:42am EDT

They're Coming HOME!!!!
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Space Shuttle Endeavour fired its engines at 9:41 a.m. EDT removing it from orbit for a landing at Kennedy Space Center at 10:48 a.m.
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Again… Be sure to watch the Landing LIVE on NASA TV!
It’s on right now at LINK below…
I LOVE THIS STUFF!!!!!!!!!
AJF

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10:50AM EDT
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Welcome Home to the Crew of Space Shuttle Endeavour

Image Credit: NASA
Congratulations on a VERY Successful Mission and a picture perfect landing.
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Space Shuttle Endeavour touched down at 10:48 a.m. EDT at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
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Commander Mark Polansky is expected to make a brief statement on the runway after the post-landing walk-around of the shuttle. The post-landing news conference is set for approximately 1 p.m. and will air live on NASA Television. The crew’s news conference is set to begin at about 3:15 p.m. The astronauts return to Houston's Ellington Field is tentatively set for about 5 p.m. Saturday.
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STS-127 was the 127th space shuttle mission, the 23rd flight for Endeavour and the 29th shuttle visit to the station.
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Well… That’s it for me…
Keep up with the close of this mission and all the upcoming News Conferences at links below…

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