Shuttle lands in just a few minutes.

[Cannikin]

Engines fired to leave orbit, aiming for Florida landing

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — After a long 13 days in orbit, Discovery's commander fired the space shuttle's engines to leave orbit and head toward a Florida homecoming on Monday.

Mission managers gave the go-ahead for the deorbit burn after determining that the weather around NASA's Kennedy Space Center would be acceptable for touchdown at the first opportunity, at 9:14 a.m. ET.

Lets wish them well on their way home.

[qnr]

1. aye, let us do that n/t

[Mutley]

2. Indeed. (n/t)

[terrya]

3. I won't breathe easier until the shuttle touches down.

My best wishes and thoughts to the shuttle crew.

[RebelOne]

4. Will the landing be shown anywhere on the Internet?

[Cannikin]

5. you can get live NASA tv at MSNBC.com

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/13899184/

[RebelOne]

6. Thanks. Going there now.

[qnr]

7. Also at the NASA site, for those not using Windows

http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/

[YellowRubberDuckie]

8. And it's down safe...

WHEW...I was really worried that something else was going to happen and this was going to be the end of the space program.
Duckie

[Vidar]

9. Thanks for this bit of good news.

[RebelOne]

10. My heart was in my throat while watching them

come down. I am so happy they landed safely.

[progmom]

11. yay!

:)

[hiro]

12. Just watched 'em

Pretty good to see 'em come down safely.

-H.