Updates STS-135 Updates

[Chub777]

1 hour until the de-orbit burn.

 

[coffeene]

who is still up watching the landing?:hello:

 

[orb]

We have GO for the deorbit burn.

NASASpaceflight: Atlantis heading home to Kennedy – An emotional finale for Shuttle

 

[halcyon]

I'm on the east coast.
I'm not going to bed until I hear "wheel stop."

 

[IronRain]

who is still up watching the landing?:hello:

Still up? I'm just out of bed!

 

[coffeene]

I'm in london ontario, I'm going to be up till the landing, recording it also.

 

[agentgonzo]

Just got to work. Second monitor this morning will be for NASA and Atlantis only.

 

[Kyle]

Went to bed at 6PM, woke up at 1 AM EDT so I got my 7 hours of sleep .

Atlantis on the Space Shuttle's final victory lap around the world, orbit 200. This the final orbit of the United States Space Shuttle, the first being preformed by Columbia in April 1981. Long live Columbia (1981-2003) Challenger (1983-1986) Discovery (1984-2011) Atlantis (1985-2011) and Endeavour (1992-2011)

 

[Ripley]

Just arrived at office...only one monitor, but it's for Atlantis.

 

[Kyle]

Somewhere, the Challenger and Columbia crew and shuttle are watching this all unfold with glory.

 

[FordPrefect]

Just minutes ago, Atlantis and effectively a Space Shuttle passed over Europe and Germany in orbit the final time.

Farewell and all the best for a nice landing at the cape.

 

[Chub777]

who is still up watching the landing?:hello:

It's only 6:30 PM here.

 

[IronRain]

Do you guys know how often I was an astronaut when I was younger? I've flown on every shuttle and every mission (after I was born of course).

As kid I always thought that if I ever got a change to go to space, it would be on an American Space Shuttle. In a little more then one hour that old dream will come to an end.

In one hour, the Space Shuttle program will be placed on the same list as Mercury, Gemini and Apollo.

GO Atlantis and finish it!

 

[Fabri91]

Also watching it, of course!

 

[Unstung]

The de-orbit burn has begun, which will last for three minutes and sixteen seconds. Now there is approximately one hour until Atlantis lands. Godspeed to the crew and to NASA.

 

[Codz]

What an amazing aircraft.

 

[ky]

And so begins the final journey........

 

[Kyle]

OMS worked perfectly until the last firing..

 

[DanM]

Godspeed

History is always a reason to miss sleep.

 

[Chub777]

The OMS engines will never be used again...good luck to the crew of STS-135