>>Just watched the last shuttle launch.
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>>End of an era.
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>Just looked at this link: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-14077893 (the 'live' positions thing at the bottom) which currently shows the shuttle at 227km altitude and *descending" whilst the space shuttle is at an altitude of 400Km.
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>Why would that be?

They are going to stop at Starbucks for a latte.