ВНИМАНИЕ! На форуме начался конкурс - астрофотография месяца ОКТЯБРЬ!
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Скорее посадка состоится сегодня в любом случае. Если не посадят на KSC из-за плохой погоды,то посадят шаттл на авиабазе BBC Эдвардс,хотя им этого никак не хочеться делать.
Now sixty minutes from the first Edwards deorbit opportunity. Houston just told Atlantis that plans will focus on California for now, since it comes first. A decision whether to divert to the West Coast or land in Florida will be made around 10:10 a.m. EDT.
Погода в KSC ещё не достаточно хорошо - deorbit burn в 21 мин. - на Эдвардс!
GO FOR THE DEORBIT BURN! Entry flight director Norm Knight in Mission Control just gave formal approval for Atlantis to perform the deorbit burn that will commit the shuttle for the trip back to Earth. Touchdown at Edwards Air Force Base in California is set for 11:39 a.m. EDT, based on the latest projections from Mission Control.
Atlantis is maneuvering to the deorbit burn attitude.
"go|not go"
Atlantis is in the proper orientation and systems are configured for the deorbit burn. DEORBIT BURN IGNITION. Flying upside down and backwards above the South Atlantic Ocean, Atlantis has begun the deorbit burn. The firing of the twin Orbital Maneuvering System engines on the tail of the shuttle will last two minutes and 36 seconds, slowing the craft by about 307 mph to slip from orbit. The retro-burn will send Atlantis to Edwards Air Force Base in California for a touchdown at 11:39 a.m. EDT.
DEORBIT BURN COMPLETE. Atlantis has successfully completed the deorbit burn for the journey back from space. Landing is scheduled for 11:39 a.m. EDT (8:39 a.m. local) at Edwards Air Force Base in California to complete this mission that renewed the Hubble Space Telescope.
"Atlantis, good burn. No trim required," CAPCOM told the crew. "Houston, we concur. Atlantis is a fantastic ship," commander Scott Altman replied.
Onboard guidance commands are maneuvering Atlantis to the orientation for entry.
Now 40 minutes to touchdown. Atlantis has maneuvered from its heads-down, tail-forward position needed for the deorbit burn to the re-entry configuration of heads-up and nose-forward. The nose will be pitched upward 40 degrees. In this new position, the black tiles on the shuttle's belly and the reinforced carbon-carbon panels on the wing leading edges and nose cap will shield the spacecraft during the fiery plunge through the Earth's atmosphere with temperatures reaching well over 2,000 degrees F. Atlantis will begin interacting with the upper fringes of the atmosphere above the Pacific at 11:08 a.m. EDT.