[AZ-Observing] Re: Shuttle and ISS Pass Tonight

Tom,

Yes, one of the recommendation of the CAIB (Columbia Accident Investigation
Board) was to no longer make re-entry over populated areas. The reasoning is
pretty obvious, It was probably a stroke of luck that no one on the ground
was killed or injured by falling debris. The downside would be difficulty in
recovering evidence in the event of another disaster. 

Re-Entry paths are now planned to come in from the SW as Tom noted. 

Clear Skies
Rick Tejera
President, Editor SACnews
Saguaro Astronomy Club
Phoenix, Arizona
www.saguaroastro.org
saguaroastro@xxxxxxx 
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Subject: [AZ-Observing] Re: Shuttle and ISS Pass Tonight

--- Paul Lind <pulind@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: 
> Looking back, the greatest Shuttle experience in my mind was the pre-dawn 
> reentry that we (Tom Polakis and I) saw from Vekol Road a few years ago. 


Since the Shuttle now only serves the ISS in a very high-inclination orbit,
I don't think we will have an opportunity to see another re-entry in
Arizona.  Since Columbia, they have always come into Florida from the
southwest, which means they don't even appear on our southern horizon.

Does anybody know if the Columbia re-entry put an end to flying over North
American land?

Tom
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