Saturday, September 28, 2024

The Space Shuttle Atlantis left space for the final time on July 21, 2011, descending to a smooth landing at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. This astronaut photograph, taken from the vantage of the International Space Station, shows the streak of an ionized plasma plume created by the shuttle’s descent through the atmosphere.

 


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7 comments:

  1. G.W. LongSeptember 28, 2024 at 6:34 PM

    Looks more like a launch. Way too steep for a descent/re-entry. IMHAO

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    1. AnonymousSeptember 29, 2024 at 1:13 AM

      So you're an aeronautical engineer? Some experience with space flight?

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    2. AnonymousSeptember 29, 2024 at 4:27 AM

      Can't you just enjoy this blog?

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    3. AnonymousSeptember 29, 2024 at 5:43 AM

      Not an aeronautical engineer much less having a clue what an “ionized plasma plume” is. I’ll accept the flic as a space version of an aircraft turning tight with condensation trails coming off the wing tips. “Aircraft porn” to some.

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  2. AnonymousSeptember 29, 2024 at 5:42 AM

    The angle of attack must be steep or else you would skip like a stone on a lake trying to re-enter the atmosphere.

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  3. AnonymousSeptember 29, 2024 at 7:34 AM

    kinda what i thunk i was looking at.

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  4. AnonymousSeptember 29, 2024 at 9:53 AM

    And here I thought it was a scratch on the window...

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