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End the turn, wait for the Shuttle to stabilize and then push the nose down to get your visual of the runway - if you've done everything well, you should be somewhat high on energy for your final descent, so be prepared for liberal use of speedbrakes to get down to the touchdown point. Good luck! | End the turn, wait for the Shuttle to stabilize and then push the nose down to get your visual of the runway - if you've done everything well, you should be somewhat high on energy for your final descent, so be prepared for liberal use of speedbrakes to get down to the touchdown point. Good luck! | ||
== Further reading == | |||
[http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/shuttle/reference/shutref/events/entry/ NASA human space flight page on Shuttle entry] | |||
[[Category:Spaceflight]] | |||