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    Posted: 06 Sep 2009 at 1:14am
The "Queen of the Skies" comes in low and slow.
After a small error with the re entry guidance computers, the crew of STS-118 decides they need a vacation anyway...
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I bet the space shuttle comeing it was a bit of a change for the locals.. They are very good shots.

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Nice two shots!  Did you mannage to stop the space shuttle in time?
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Nice! Where did you get the scenery?
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Originally posted by TomA320 TomA320 wrote:

Nice two shots!  Did you mannage to stop the space shuttle in time?
Yep. Crossed the threshold at 180 KTS, speedbrakes and chute as soon as I touched down, wheelbrakes at 140 KTS.
 
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Nice! Where did you get the scenery?
Thanks. Scenery is from www.flytampa.com
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haha that's what I feared Smile
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Love the Shuttle shot. Good to hear you stopped her in-time before the end of the Runway. 
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. love the shuttle shot, everybody needs a break!
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2ND PIC IS SO COOL,I GUESS NASA GOT THE CORDINATIONS WRONG OR THEY JUST NEED A VACATION .

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The second pic is hilarious!!!! ...

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