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Discovery Lands in Florida
duh P3rf3ss3r writes "As reported by the BBC, the space shuttle Discovery safely landed at Kennedy Space Center in Florida at 2232 GMT. Discovery's 13-day mission is being called a success after astronauts undertook four space walks to install new wiring and to do battle with a recalcitrant solar panel. The next scheduled flight is the Atlantis shuttle in March. A video chronicle of the mission, including the landing, is available at NASA's video gallery."
Of all news sources, why the random BBC link? Why not link to the shuttle website?
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It's currently planned for STS-125, which won't happen earlier than May 2008.
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We were hoping for a White Sands landing as it is 30 miles away from our house. I didn't know that it had previously landed there until early this year I was spending time at the White Sands Missile Range museum. Apparently the sand on the runway did quite a number on the brakes.
I think it might have landed here once while being flown from California on the back of its 747, but I'm not certain.
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Yep, that was it. You get a double boom because of the length of the orbiter (the longest supersonic vehicle there is, with the demise of the Concorde). There's a shock off the nose and one off the tail, and they are sufficiently far apart to hear two booms.
We heard it in Houston at 4:20 CST. A bunch of people at JSC wandered outside looking for it (although we all knew it would be next to impossible to view). Among those craning their necks looking was John Young, who commanded the first shuttle mission (and as an aside, been to the moon a couple of times). I wish I had my camera, it was priceless.
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length of the orbiter (the longest supersonic vehicle there is, with the demise of the Concorde)
I believe that honor goes to the B-1B. According to Wikipedia, the STS orbiter is 122 feet long, while the B-1B is 137 feet.
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I actually went to KSC to see the last launch (STS-116). It's amazing, I can really recommend it. If you're serious about going there, I'd recommend subscribing to NASA's "Armchair Astronaut" newsletter. That will keep you informed when Launch Transportation Tickets are going on sale. A Launch Transportation Ticket gives you access to the closest public viewing site. For the STS-116 launch they were sold out in about 15 min.
The Tupolev 160 is 177 feet long and still in operation.
The XB-70, which is no longer in operation, was 185 feet long, but then the Concorde was 202 feet long.
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