tom@uokmax.ecn.uoknor.edu (Tom Egelston (Boomer)) (02/28/90)
During CNN's coverage of the Atlantis launch this morning, the reporter speculated that the mission duration would probably be about four and one-half days, which implies an afternoon landing. Doesn't a night launch necessitate a night landing? Isn't that the way it is usually done? And if you can make a daylight landing after a night launch with no penalty, why would NASA ever have a night landing? I guess what I need to know is why a night landing usually follows a nighttime launch. Just curious... -- Tom Egelston Internet: tom@uokmax.ecn.uoknor.edu All opinions expressed are mine. Universities aren't allowed to have opinions. "I'm out of it for a little while and everyone gets delusions of grandeur!" -Captain Han Solo