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Looks like we might see the Shuttle pass overhead in Fort Wayne during landing tomorrow

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Whoa! What a crazy landing track. I don't think I've ever seen the Shuttle come in like this before. Deorbit burn is scheduled for 6:28am with the Shuttle due to land at KSC at 7:34am.

I'm not sure when we should start looking. The Shuttle is still going really fast even that far into landing. IIRC, on a normal landing it goes subsonic over Texas. So I'm guessing it should start looking around 7:15am, but I'll try to find out more.

Of course, this only applies if the Shuttle meets its 1st window for landing. The ground track will be much different otherwise.