Space Forum / Shuttle / January 2007

In a re-entry where the vehicle burns up, what exactly happens to the
material that is in there ? Does it actuall burn (aka: oxydize) ?
For instance, does the aluminium remain aluminium once all is said and done
? Does it stay in atmosphere in form of tiny crystals ? Does it join ...

Atlantis gains Hubble servicing swansong
By Chris Bergin, 1/8/2007 10:49:00 PM
http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/content/?cid=4987
Shuttle Atlantis has been handed a flagship finale, following the

I don't see anything official on NASA's pages, but wikipedia has the
-123 crew named.. is that accurate or somebody messing around?

...Were the skies clear enough for anyone to catch the flyover?
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Draper-Developed Trajectory Maneuvers Space Station Without Using Propellant
http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/070103/20070103005865.html?.v=1&printer=1
Wednesday January 3, 12:25 pm ET
HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--A new method developed by Draper Laboratory for

At 10 metres per second, which is a reasonably fast pace vertically, it will
take 46 days to climb a Space Elevator to geostationary orbit. Has anyone
considered the amount of consumables needed to accompany any crew on such a
journey?

I remember reading on this group awhile ago that during a simulation
run, the pilot's 8-ball on the shuttle became locked, and this caused a
serious problem with the guidance system. Engineers later determined
this could happen on the actual shuttles.

I have always thought NASA Select would be much, much better if it
broadcasted the flight loop.  As it is, NASA select is most of the time
about as interesting as watching corn grow.
I can picture kids and adults across the land attempting to decipher what

Looks like a bee-oot-iful landing.  Some neat telescopic shots of the
bow of the orbiter, and then the HeadsUp Display almost to wheel touch.
Didn't seem to get the audio, though.
/dps

http://www.cnn.com/2006/TECH/space/12/28/space.youth.apathy.ap/index.html
The article goes about saying that the new generation has little
interest in space, and more interest in web activities and electronics.
Personally, I am all for the internet, I use it every day, for most of

There has been mention in this newsgroup of the use of TAL or other
alternate landing sites.
Does an STA-747 have the range to cross the atlantic with some island hopping ?
Say it lands in Morocco or Spain, what would the stopovers be ? I take it

what happened??!?

Rev 18 Jul 2005
The following is the Unofficial Space Shuttle Launch Guide. This file
contains information on how to get a launch or landing pass, and if you can't
get one, where to view the shuttle for launch, re-entry or landing. This file