Space shuttle to land in Calif. due to bad weather in Florida, NASA says

[Stinky The Clown]

Source: MSNBC

No further details posted, but on teevee they said it was going to Edwards.

Read more: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/

[shain from kane]

1. Time to scrap that flying brick.

[BOSSHOG]

2. Lets have a nice smooth landing

We live 20 miles from a NASA site and there are lots of rocket scientists around here. The NASA business and their personnel are almost a religious following here.

[murloc]

3. Thats a rare event

And expensive to.

I forget how many millions it cost to arrange to have it ferried back to Florida atop the 747

[havocmom]

7. But it IS quite a sight! Got to see that once in Tucson

That 747 must be 'souped up' as we said in my day. When that puppy's engines started up for take-off, we heard it from several miles away from Davis-Monthan Air Base.

[xxqqqzme]

8. Exactly! When I moved back to CA in '82

I took my daughter & drove out to see it land. It was amazing - I highly recommend it if you are close get over there.

[Hawkeye-X]

13. According to Wiki

Costs a million dollars.

[Beaverhausen]

4. Ooh- thanks for the warning

We always get the 'booms' here, and at first I'm always a bit freaked!

[zonkers]

5. Oooh cool. Anyone know when this will happen???

[Sequoia]

6. 3:49 EST

[Beaverhausen]

9. Link to watch online if you aren't by a TV

http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/index.html

click the 'watch public channel" link on the right side of the page

[Megahurtz]

10. Which Direction Is

it coming in from? Does anybody know?

[Sapere aude]

11. Damn I should have taken off work to see it. I live about 50 miles from Edwards

[Megahurtz]

12. Thank God They Made It

this time! :scared:

[DarbyUSMC]

14. It befuddles me that this craft can go into outer space but can't take off or land if

it's raining or it's too cloudy and might rain.


http://weather.noaa.gov/weather/current/KTTS.html

[Blue_Tires]

15. i had a fun time keeping up with this mission online

looking forward to the next one