Discovery to perform one of the most spectacular shuttle moves Saturday at 1 p.m. [View All]

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Shuttle prepares for space station rendezvous
By James Dean, Florida Today

http://www.usatoday.com/tech/science/space/2011-02-25-shuttle_N.htm

CAPE CANAVERAL — Discovery will perform one of the most spectacular shuttle moves Saturday before docking at the International Space Station for the last time.

Discovery was the first orbiter to execute the nose-over-tail backflip just 600 feet below the outpost, as part of new heat shield inspection procedures that helped return the shuttle fleet to flight after the Columbia accident...

On Saturday, station residents wielding high-resolution cameras will shoot a new round of pictures as Discovery commander Steve Lindsey executes the eight-minute backflip around 1 p.m., exposing the shuttle's belly.

The maneuver first attempted by Discovery has become part of the shuttle's lasting legacy over its 39 flights. It's how the shuttle is pictured in a tribute displayed in KSC's Launch Control Center.

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Something to share with the kids or just to enjoy yourself.

Links:

http://spaceflightnow.com/shuttle/sts133/status.html

http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/index.html

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