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From: mikemr@microsoft.UUCP (Michael MRAZ)
Newsgroups: sci.space.shuttle,rec.aviation
Subject: Now THAT'S speed!
Message-ID: <72189@microsoft.UUCP>
Date: 6 May 91 20:19:50 GMT
Organization: Microsoft Corp., Redmond WA
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I just listened to the de-orbit and landing of Discovery
STS-39. The speed at which things happen during this
phase of the flight really never hit me until I had the
pleasure of hearing the whole sequence from de-orbit burn
to touchdown. Unbelievable. What really drove home the point
was when, about 30 minutes before touchdown, the NASA announcer
said that Discovery was just crossing the Canadian border near
Vancouver, BC. Then, less than 15 minutes later, "Discovery just
crossed the Florida coast near Tallahassee, altitude 98,000 feet,
velocity..." That must be one hell of a ride!