[MilCom] NASA 946 and 947 (STAs) up working again.

Mon Apr 28 21:29:01 2003

     After a long delay due to the Columbia tragedy, the NASA's STAs are 
working here again, simulating Shuttle landings at KSC.
     STAs NASA 946 and NASA 947 arrived at KSC's Shuttle Landing Facility 
shortly after 3pm this afternoon.  I anticipated that they would fly, and 
they did.
     They are up now on 126.65 doing their steep descents on to SLF Rnwy 33; 
as usual comms are very Lima Charlie.
     I am recording the audio and will furnish the file if you'd like it.  So 
far they have not been their chatty self, but instead are just giving out 
terse cues of their status on every pass.

AL STERN  Satellite Beach FL  (28-11N  80-36W) monitoring
 Patrick AFB (KCOF)            NASA-KSC Shuttle Landing Facility (KX68)
 Avon Park Bombing Range (KAGR)   Cape Canaveral Air Force Station (KXMR)
 JSTARS E-8 Acft Integration Facility, Melbourne IAP (KMLB)
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