Gulf Coast peeps, watch out for the space shuttle!

[parrdaddy]

Tonight, IF the space shuttle gets to come home they will pretty much follow the gulf coast from about Corpus Christi, TX through FL till it crosses over to KSC. If you're along that path you may be able to hear the sonic booms, and if it's dark you may be able to see the plasma trail. Touch down time here is 8:40 ET. Of course this all depends on our weather clearing up, which does not look good......and they have already waved off the first attempt which would have been here just after 7pm.

Just an FYI.

 

[The Penguin]

any idea about what time it will pass over/near Houston?

 

[parrdaddy]

Just a guess, but it should be around 15 minutes before touch down. It will still be very high in the atmosphere at that point so it would then take several minutes for the sound to reach the ground.

 

[firemedicmonkey]

Damn... I am 200 miles too far south and socked in by this huge freaking storm... That would be awesome to see and hear!

 

[AtomicPunk]

Bad weather postpones shuttle landing to Friday

Adding in the Edwards Air Force Base opportunities for Friday, here's an updated list of deorbit and landing times: (all times EDT)

ORBIT...SITE....DEORBIT.......LANDING
Friday, Sept. 11
217.....KSC...04:45 PM.......05:48 PM
218.....KSC...06:21 PM.......07:23 PM
219.....EDW...07:50 PM.......08:53 PM
220.....EDW...09:26 PM.......10:28 PM

 

[firemedicmonkey]

any chance of seeing it 200 miles south of Galveston, TX and 125 miles East of Brownsville, TX