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Landing the Space Shuttle – A Flying Machine and the Thrill of a Lifetime

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  1. bramhaag · · focus · HN ↗
    Related: How to Land the Space Shuttle... from Space <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;youtu.be&#x2F;Jb4prVsXkZU" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;youtu.be&#x2F;Jb4prVsXkZU
    1. gorgoiler · · focus · HN ↗
      Wow, I had no idea about the 10,000ft&#x2F;min descent, or to quote from the end of the video it’s as if a regular airliner was descending from cruise altitude — ”ladies and gentlemen we will shortly begin our initial descent into Philadelphia” — to touchdown in three and a half minutes.
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