John wrote: > http://mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk/satcom_transits/Discovery_from_frame3.bmp > ( which is a negative image ) , shows what appears to be a triangular > object , moving more or less "tail" first. > > Digital artifact....? or was Discovery actually in this flight mode , > four hours after undocking? I wouldn't be surprised to find a shuttle oriented as such at this point in its mission. I believe that flying tail-first is now the preferred flight mode as it exposes less of the fragile TPS to orbital debris impact. Tim ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Frequently Asked Questions, SeeSat-L archive: http://www.satobs.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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