Space shuttle Discovery’s crew continues to prepare for today’s expected landing at 11:57 a.m. EST at Kennedy Space Center’s Shuttle Landing Facility (SLF). The entry team of flight controllers has been in Houston’s Mission Control Center since 4:30 a.m. and deorbit preparations are scheduled to begin at 6:52 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.
Here is the updated forecast from Houston’s Spaceflight Meteorology Group:
WEATHER SYNOPSIS:
High pressure over the eastern US 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.