-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Jeff Umbarger wrote: > Hey Joe, > You will definitely be able to hear the sonic > boom a few minutes after it passes directly overhead > if that is where you will be watching from. In 1999, one of the shuttles came in just after sunset, ground track between Waco and Austin IIRC. I figrued it'd be about 12 minutes before the boom hit Kyle, TX, which is south of Austin by 20 or so miles. I heard a "Whump-wuh-whump" within about thirty seconds of when I thought it would happen. There were uncertainties in my understanding of the atmosphere, but I knew my prediction would be early. The golden trail behind the vehicle was stunning against a rapidly-bluing sky. It looked like liquid gold. > However, I have a > question: Where do I get information on the re-entry > path??? I can't seem to navigate the nasa.gov site to > find the landing tracks (usually they show 3 of the > paths for 3 different orbit opportunities). They're posted within 24 hours of the landing time due to uncertainties about weather and other mission factors. Here's an example: http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/sts117/main/landing.html - From the "Landing" page, the link will appear for this mission: http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/launch/index.html I was hoping to be able to give you a link where the landing track page would eventually be, but you'll probably be able to substitute "sts120" for "sts117" in the first link. John -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.7 (MingW32) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFHLJuqThFRLa48rEYRArUXAJ9T6pXjbwhHDnpFGj2dIvV3VbgrYACgyn3s /QcWJXlzeyLaBXx/0phT5uY= =tJwo -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Frequently Asked Questions, SeeSat-L archive: http://www.satobs.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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