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Cool phenomenon I didn't read in the media after the latest Space Shuttle launch:

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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Floating in the Atlantic Ocean about 150 miles north east of Cape Canaveral are the right and left solid rocket boosters, which were jettisoned from the Space Shuttle Discovery two and a half minutes into the ascent to orbit on Dec. 9. Though the boosters landed in the ocean miles from each other, overnight wind and ocean currents allowed the left booster, which was floating higher in the water, to migrate to the location of the right booster. The SRB retrieval team monitored the boosters through the night, and confirmed that the boosters did not contact each other.

You can see video of the landing, including from the cockpit point of view, by clicking here (third one down). Posted by Jeff at December 23, 2006 09:19 AM | TrackBack