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good view of discovery here still 73

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traveling 1700 miles per hour

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discovery houston you are on energy

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approaching the hack no changes to winds

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and weather

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discovery will soon be approaching the

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imaginary circle leading

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towards the runway that's created by the

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microwave scan beam landing system

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that allows the commander and pilot to

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guide the vehicle as it makes its final

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approach to runway 33 at kennedy space

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there the commander will take control

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the shuttle steering once its speed is

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dropped below mach 1. it's at 1.2 right

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mach 1 being the speed of sound

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discovery is currently traveling

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discovery will be making its left hand

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overhead turn of 200 degrees before it's

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and commander alan poindexter is now at

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the controls of space shuttle discovery

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as its

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reach subsonic sounds

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those sonic booms announcing

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sonic boom's announcing discovery's

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arrival it's now

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just 68 miles away from kennedy space

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27 000 feet in altitude and

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traveling 530 miles per hour discovery

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on at the 180.

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pilot jim dunton now taking over

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controls of the shuttle for a moment

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that call from capcom rick sterko

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indicates the shuttle has 180 degrees to

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go and its turn around

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towards runway 33.

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all continuing to look good on board

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68 miles to go

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currently

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and traveling 420 miles per hour

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and commander alan poindexter now back

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in control space shuttle discovery

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roger

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less than a minute and a half until

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touchdown discovery is now descending at

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a rate 20 times higher and seven times

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steeper than what a commercial airline

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one minute now touchdown discovery's

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landing gear will be locked down and

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it's currently 3 500 feet

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traveling at a rate of 370 miles per

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30 seconds until touchdown

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main gear

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nose gear touchdown

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that brings an end to the sts-131

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mission the 131st space shuttle flight

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and the 33rd to the international space

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discovery left florida on april 5th with

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7.6 tons of new science equipment and

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spare parts including equipment that

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should improve the station's capability

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for earth observation work equipment

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that could help astronauts avoid muscle

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astrophy and scientists better

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understand muscle atrophy and equipment

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that will help keep the station systems

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discovery brings on with it the last

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large return load from the station two

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tons of used equipment

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roger wheel stop discovery welcome home

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dex congratulations to you and the crew

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on an outstanding mission

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there are no immediate post landing

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deltas we'll meet you on page 5-3 of the

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here's the discovery thanks for those

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words cj it was a great mission we

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enjoyed it we enjoyed working with you

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and all the teams in mission control

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and we're glad that the international