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Pictures Of The Space Shuttle Reentry?

Keta From Germany, joined Mar 2005, 440 posts, RR: 0
Posted (7 years 11 months 2 weeks 1 day ago) and read 10597 times:

Hi,

I was wondering, what is it like when the Space Shuttle comes back to Earth? When the Shuttle enters the atmosphere, it heats up to the point where the lower surface gets 'red'. Do the astronauts see it all red from the cockpit, or are the windows blocked for the high temperature? Or do they see it like if it was any other plane? Do you have any pic of the reentry from the inside?

Cheers,

Keta Smile

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Vzlet From United States of America, joined Mar 2004, 820 posts, RR: 0
Reply 1, posted (7 years 11 months 2 weeks 23 hours ago) and read 10578 times:

More shots from Columbia's last tagic mission at http://spaceflightnow.com/shuttle/sts107/030228onboard/

"That's so stupid! If they're so secret, why are they out where everyone can see them?" - my kid

Lurch From United States of America, joined Jul 2008, 0 posts, RR: 2
Reply 2, posted (7 years 11 months 2 weeks 15 hours ago) and read 10469 times:

Hi this is what it looks like from out side and below!

http://www.moonglow.net/ccd/pictures/other/sts109_reentry.jpg

This is the site I found this photo on!

http://www.moonglow.net/ccd/pictures/other/

Keta From Germany, joined Mar 2005, 440 posts, RR: 0
Reply 3, posted (7 years 11 months 1 week 6 days ago) and read 10280 times:

Thanks guys!
Wow that has to be awesome being inside the Space Shuttle! Wow!

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DfwRevolution From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 4, posted (7 years 11 months 1 week 5 days 14 hours ago) and read 10340 times:

I live in North Texas and have seen one or two of the night re-entries. I can't remember all of the missions, but I do remember watching Columbia's Chandra Telescope Observatory mission come home, it was quite spectacular!

The ion trail was amazing. It began toward the southwest and went straight up before arcing to the east and shooting across the entire horizon in a few seconds.

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