Hello, According to the estimated landing times for a KSC touchdown: 2005-08-08 04:37 EDT 2005-08-08 06:12 EDT ref: http://www.nasa.gov/returntoflight/launch/index.html and looking at the orbital plane for those times, it seems the orbiter won't fly over much of the USA as did Columbia but mostly over water (unpopulated areas) and shortly over Central America or Mexico. Am I right in saying so? If yes, is it a new procedure consecutive to the Columbia disater or is it a regular one? After a quick search I was unable to find any document describing the reentry path. (even in the "Mission STS-114 Press Kit" ) Any comment? Louis Carrier St-Georges, Quebec, Canada ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Frequently Asked Questions, SeeSat-L archive: http://www.satobs.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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