Space shuttle entry?

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Space shuttle entry?

Postby greenheadgrimreaper » Tue Apr 20, 2010 11:24 am

Anybody hear it?

I just walked into work this morning and heard it go off, probably scared the crap outta folks who didn't expect it.

Supposedly it travels at mach 12, that my friends is what you call "totin' the mail".
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Re: Space shuttle entry?

Postby M.R.Ducks » Tue Apr 20, 2010 11:33 am

I heard someone say that it took about 15 mins for the shuttle to go from over Oregon to over Mississippi.
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Re: Space shuttle entry?

Postby BR549 » Tue Apr 20, 2010 11:37 am

I was in the yard workin in Amory and heard it but didn't get to see it. Several people here said they saw it though. It was around 8 am.
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Re: Space shuttle entry?

Postby donia » Tue Apr 20, 2010 12:12 pm

news report said it was at about mach 9 when it came across mi'ssippi - astronauts said it was a cool entry, they got to see the u.s. from west to east - across rockies, midwest, mississippi Delta...
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Re: Space shuttle entry?

Postby 4dawgma » Tue Apr 20, 2010 12:19 pm

I was at the air base so i couldn't hear shat
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Re: Space shuttle entry?

Postby duckter » Tue Apr 20, 2010 12:21 pm

If you haven't viewed the International Space Station at night, man, you're missing some cool stuff. Google: International Space Station Viewing Times. That thing is traveling around 20,000mph and can go from horizon to horizon in a minute or less. It's only 250 miles or so above the earth.
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Re: Space shuttle entry?

Postby crazyjoedevola » Tue Apr 20, 2010 12:37 pm

The news report I saw last night said the shuttle was going to enter off the coast of the Oregon/Washington and touchdown 28 minutes later in Florida. That is moving right there.
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Re: Space shuttle entry?

Postby CBRADGO » Tue Apr 20, 2010 1:17 pm

Didn't hear it this morning but have before. I think I read somewhere it's traveling 5 miles per second. That's skeetin' it right there...
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Re: Space shuttle entry?

Postby novacaine » Tue Apr 20, 2010 1:37 pm

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Re: Space shuttle entry?

Postby BBB » Tue Apr 20, 2010 4:37 pm

heard it :shock:
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Re: Space shuttle entry?

Postby CBRADGO » Tue Apr 20, 2010 6:44 pm

Where does WFO (wide "@#$%#"' open) rate on the "gettin' after it" scale? Can't remember...
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Re: Space shuttle entry?

Postby novacaine » Tue Apr 20, 2010 6:56 pm

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Re: Space shuttle entry?

Postby mudweiser92887 » Tue Apr 20, 2010 7:10 pm

i heard it turkey hunting this mornin...ha i didnt know what it was
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Re: Space shuttle entry?

Postby cajun squealer » Tue Apr 20, 2010 7:28 pm

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