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STS-121 Crew have left Discovery

Tracy Davis | July 17, 2006 |

[Color=#6200AA]The STS-121 crew have disembarked the space shuttle Discovery after it touched down safely at the Kennedy Space Centre in Florida at 9.14 EDT. The crew are taking a walk around the shuttle before returning to their crew quarters.[/color] [Color=#6200AA]Discovery’s mission covered more than 5 million miles and the Shuttle came to a stop at […]

Discovery Home Safe

Tracy Davis | July 17, 2006 |

[Color=#6200AA]Space shuttle Discovery has touched down safely at the Kennedy Space Centre in Florida.[/color] [Color=#6200AA]Tracy[/color] [Technorati tag(s): shuttle, nasa, Space Shuttle, Space Shuttle Discovery, Discovery, Space, Science, STS-121]

Discovery Home Safe

Matt | July 17, 2006 |

Discovery has just landed safely, more to follow! Matt [Technorati tag(s): shuttle, nasa, Space Shuttle, Space Shuttle Discovery, Discovery, Space, Science, STS-121]

Deorbit Burn Complete

Matt | July 17, 2006 |

Deorbit burn has been completed. During the burn Discovery was flying upside down and backwards. The shuttle is now committed to landing today. Matt [Technorati tag(s): shuttle, nasa, Space Shuttle, Space Shuttle Discovery, Discovery, Space, Science, STS-121]

Discovery Go For Deorbit Burn!

Matt | July 17, 2006 |

Mission control has given Discovery the go for deorbit burn! The thunderstorms have cleared and weather is forecasted to be good for the landing, scheduled for 9:14 a.m. We are 10 minutes away from the start of the deorbit burn. Matt [Technorati tag(s): shuttle, nasa, Space Shuttle, Space Shuttle Discovery, Discovery, Space, Science, STS-121]

Discovery crew prepare to return

Matt | July 17, 2006 |

The crew of Discovery have been told to begin fluid loading, which means that they drink large amounts of fluids to aid them in their re-acclimation into Earth’s gravity. Each crew member will drink approximately 40 ounces of water. They are now dressed in their pumpkin-orange launch and entry suits. Matt [Technorati tag(s): shuttle, nasa, […]

Shuttle due home

Matt | July 17, 2006 |

Space shuttle Discovery is due to return home today which will end it’s 13 day mission STS-121. The weather is looking good for a landing at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida at 0914 EDT. The crew will fire the shuttle’s engines at 0807 to begin the orbiter’s descent. The landing will bring to an […]

MoDaCo Summer Event

Matt | July 17, 2006 |

This weekend saw MoDaCo’s 2006 summer event. The event, held at Orange’s offices in Paddington, was the sixth such event organised by the Smartphone community forum. This year’s event was certainly one to remember with the hosts Orange and contributors Microsoft pulling out all the stops. Throughout the day there were breakout sessions covering subjects […]

Discovery Cleared For Landing

Tracy Davis | July 16, 2006 |

[color=#6200AA]The Mission Control Center told the STS-121 crew this morning that engineers have cleared Space Shuttle Discovery for landing after completing a review of post-docking inspection data.[/color] [color=#6200AA]The Landing is Scheduled for Kennedy Space Centre in Florida tomorrow with two possible landing windows. Weather forcasts say there is a possibility of showers over the landing […]

STS-121 Crew leave ISS

Tracy Davis | July 15, 2006 |

[color=#6200AA]The 6 crew memebers of STS-121 crew have left the International Space Station to prepare for the undocking of Discovery from ISS scheduled for 6.08am EDT (12.14GMT). [/color] [color=#6200AA]Both the Discovery STS-121 crew and the Expedition 13 crew need to perform a series of checks before the undocking takes place ready for Discovery’s two day […]