Well, I guess this will be the last day on-orbit. With only deteriorating weather conditions at KSC and EDW having a solid GO forecast, Atlantis will land at EDW today.Latest weather forecast from Spaceflight Met Group:
De-obit TIG is 1424 GMT, with landing at 1538 GMT.What time will the deorbit burn happen? (GMT)
Was the reentry from the original orbit altitude or did they lower their orbit?
What are they inspecting and why are they breathing bottled air?
Also, why can't the rest of the crew start getting out of their suits? Why do they have to wait for the "go"?
The position in the orbit of the deorbit burn would be determined by the landing site position, not the apogee position. Granted, they might have tried to plan the initial orbit lowering manoeuvre so that it would leave the apogee near the predicted deorbit burn but it would be far from a sure thing, given weather delays.David, just an FYI. Usually, in order to effect the PER, you would burn close to the APS. Simple orbital dynamics, my friend!