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launch 23 october 2007
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| STS-120 Discovery Backflip |
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Watch the shuttle Discovery perform a back
flip in space as it approaches the
International Space Station. At about 600
feet below the station, the shuttle flips
bass ackwards, exposing its underside to the
station.
As the shuttle bellies up to the station, the
station crew has about 9 minutes to snap up
as many photos as it can. The digital
snapshots are downlinked to Earth to check
for chips and dings on the surface of the
tiles, which act as the vehicle's heat
shield.
Tiles range in thickness from a quarter-inch
to four-and-a-half inches thick. The space
shuttle leading edges and the nose cone are
made of reinforced carbon-carbon material
capable of withstanding temperatures up to
3,600 degrees, now that's a hottie!
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| STS-120 - SPACE SHUTTLE DISCOVERY LANDING - FOX NEWS |
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Space shuttle Discovery descended to a smooth
landing at Kennedy Space Center, Fla.,
concluding a successful assembly mission to
the International Space Station. With
Commander Pam Melroy and Pilot George Zamka
at the controls, Discovery landed at 1:01
p.m. EST.
During its stay at the station, which began
Oct. 25, the STS-120 crew continued the
on-orbit construction of the station with the
installation of the Harmony Node 2 module and
the relocation of the P6 truss.
The crew installed Harmony Oct. 26 and did
four spacewalks at the station. During the
third spacewalk, the crew installed the P6
truss and solar array pair in its permanent
location outboard of the port truss. The
fourth spacewalk was changed during the
mission so that the crew could repair a torn
solar array on the P6 truss. Following the
successful repair work, the crew was able to
fully deploy the solar array.
Discovery also delivered a new station crew
member, Flight Engineer Daniel Tani.
STS-120 is the 120th shuttle mission and 23rd
mission to visit the space station. The next
mission, STS-122, is slated to launch in
December.
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| Space Shuttle STS-120 Space View Park launch |
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Space Shuttle Mission STS-120
I used two cameras to shot the launch. One
for close ups and one for a wide shot.
I viewed the launch from Space View Park in
Titusville, FL. It is a great place to view a
launch. They carry the NASA feed on loud
speakers. It is a pretty park with places to
sit, trees that provide shade and restrooms.
If you show up early, it is a nice place to
spend time.
Also a very friendly crowd with plenty of
people to talk to.
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