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From: rambler@pnet51.orb.mn.org (Dan Meyer)
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Subject: Re: Now THAT'S speed!
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Date: 14 May 91 03:25:00 GMT
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mikemr@microsoft.UUCP (Michael MRAZ) writes:
>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!


The other thing to listen to during descent is both the forward velocity and
the _downward_ velocity. If my estimates are correct, the shuttle drops at
more than 300 Miles Per Hour!

your right, it must be one hell of a ride!

-- Dan

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