Weather Looks Great for Space Shuttle Discovery Landing

Submitted by Nancy Smith on March 9, 2011 - 8:25am

Space shuttle Discoverys crew is packed up, ready for home and on schedule for Wednesday's expected 11:57 a.m. EST landing at Kennedy Space Centers Shuttle Landing Facility (SLF). According to NASA, the entry team of flight controllers has been in Houstons Mission Control Center since 4:30 a.m.

Capcom Charlie Hobaugh told Discovery Commander Steve Lindsey, The weather looks great. Winds, the only issue, are within limits for runway 15, the northwest to southeast runway at the SLF.

Houstons Spaceflight Meteorology Group offers this weather report for the landing:

"High pressure over the eastern U.S. will produce southeast winds gusting to 23 knots across KSC. These winds are within the flight rule limits for runway 15. Scattered low clouds will also be moving across the Shuttle Landing Facility."

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