Here is a question which no doubt not a few people will be asking in light of the current Shuttle mission now scheduled to take a trajectory across the US en route home to Florida. Although it will be late morning/early afternoon, will those located under and close to the re-entry path be able to see the orbiter and or plasma trail against the daytime sky? I recall videos that were taken of Columbia's final 2003 flight from New Mexico and Texas clearly showing both orbiter and the resultant trail even though it was well after sunrise. And will any "bangs" or "whumps" be audible some seconds (or minutes) after the Shuttle has streaked on by? I've been assigned to do a story for SPACE.com about the visibility of both the Shuttle and ISS as separate entities after undocking, but the re-entry path over the US puts a new twist on potential Shuttle viewing. -- joe rao ************************************** See what's new at http://www.aol.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Frequently Asked Questions, SeeSat-L archive: http://www.satobs.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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