On April 29, 1990 at 6:51 a.m.


On April 29, 1990 at 6:51 a.m. PT Space Shuttle Discovery made a smooth landing at Edwards Air Force Base after successfully deploying the Hubble Space Telescope. #Hubble25

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  1. David BucknallApril 29, 2015 at 1:13 PM

    Awesome glider!

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  2. Antony JacksonApril 29, 2015 at 2:09 PM

    David Bucknall actually, it was a shit glider with a 20 degree Glide slope.

    That's about the same as someone in a wingsuit

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  3. Zeke CaoApril 29, 2015 at 3:49 PM

    Is it still housed there?

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  4. Leandro ParatellaApril 29, 2015 at 4:13 PM

    Antony Jackson Try making a glider that heavy! It was the best of both worlds...

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  5. Antony JacksonApril 29, 2015 at 4:19 PM

    It did the job but it was far from an "awesome glider" (which was the statement I was replying to)

    The shuttle is an incredible piece of kit but I don't think I've ever heard any of the pilots laud it's in-atmosphere performance... Flying brick is more often the comment.

    Soooo... Strap two J79 engines on it and it'll be an F-4 Phantom?

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  6. Zeke CaoApril 29, 2015 at 11:57 PM

    Banter Maestro thanks! I'll have to check it out

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  7. David BucknallApril 30, 2015 at 12:02 AM

    Maybe I should have said "Awesome bit of kit, that was not a plane". And, as a flying brick, kudos to those who managed to get it down from space to a small strip of runway. I remember watching the first and the last touchdowns live, and many in between. Even on the back of a plane, it looked cool.

    Talking of awesome kit.. #hubble

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