Ron Lee wrote:

If the shuttle re-enters the atmosphere, what maneuver is it going to
performing other than landing since at that point it has little to no
fuel, is a brick until the air gets thick, a glider thereafter, and
nowhere to go but down?

Jim, the original question is as stated previously. That the Shuttle
will land after reentry is not the point.

Ron Lee

And once again we have been saved from the horrors of paraphrasing by
the courageous Captain Semantics and his trusty sidekick The Punctuation
Kid.

Having been suitably chastised, I scurry in search of a multi-windowed
newsreader to ensure every turn of a phrase, nay every letter and comma,
is 100% pristine in any followup.

Once the shuttle pilot hits the button to start the retro burn, you can
call it a de-orbit burn, reentering the atmosphere, landing, going down,
or break out the skillet and pork chops mom 'cause I'm coming home.

--
Jim Pennino

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