How can I track the space shuttle online today?
September 21, 2012 7:39 AM   Subscribe

Would it be possible to track the flight of the Space Shuttle over the Bay Area today using flightradar24 (or something similar)?
posted by zeoslap to Science & Nature (10 answers total) 1 user marked this as a favorite
 
Best answer: Looks like this site can filter by tail number. The two Shuttle Carrier Aircraft are N911NA and N905NA - not sure which one they're using for this particular flight.
posted by backseatpilot at 7:53 AM on September 21, 2012


Best answer: It looks like N905NA is being used for the Endeavour flight, but apparently tracking is not available. It's listed on FlightAware as NASA905. The latest track is from a few days ago, presumably when the plane flew from CA to FL to pick up the shuttle.
posted by Nothlit at 7:59 AM on September 21, 2012


Response by poster: Cool thanks guys, it's supposed to take off around 8:15 or so, so hopefully one of these trackers kicks in at that point.
posted by zeoslap at 8:12 AM on September 21, 2012


I think the tracks will not be available on FlightAware; I think the planes are blocked for privacy reasons.

The SF Chron has a detailed article with map on the flyover. It's in an hour, better hurry! Oakland airport should be amazing, and the SF waterfront flyby looks encouraging.
posted by Nelson at 8:28 AM on September 21, 2012 [1 favorite]


Response by poster: Here is what looks to be a pretty decent flight path
posted by zeoslap at 8:53 AM on September 21, 2012


I found the Ames Research Center twitter feed: which will be live-tweeting.
posted by bendy at 9:06 AM on September 21, 2012


IT WAS AWESOME! Did you see it?
posted by JimmyJames at 12:08 PM on September 21, 2012


OMG. even Tony Bennett tweeted his awesome picture of the shuttle on twitter!
posted by vespabelle at 12:34 PM on September 21, 2012


pic from the Cali capital area
posted by couchdive at 1:18 PM on September 21, 2012


This is my favorite from the Nasa Ames twitter feed:

http://instagram.com/p/P2LH1Gk40z/
posted by not.so.hip at 1:41 PM on September 21, 2012 [2 favorites]


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