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From the landing this morning on base.It started off as an orange glow in the sky as it burned through the atmosphere. A couple minutes later, we heard the distinct entry sound; BOOM-BOOM. That was the sound of it breaking the sound barrier. We then saw it pass the line and pull a U over the next town. It then came back and landed. It didn't seem like it took any longer than 5 minutes. All astronauts are fine and were transferred to the decon trailer where they got to relax and debrief.*Sorry but I had to remove the pics.* A statement was released saying "unscrubbed" photos of the flight line are prohibited . Feel free to visit http://www.nasa.gov for approved photos though.

Cool pictures!

Wow, those are awesome pics...bet that was an awesome experience too.

I like how the guys are wearing flags on their faces Nice pics, must have been awsome to be there.

Awesome pics Mase! You can thank the Cape for having some bad weather (t-storms) for the EAFB landing.

The shuttle was escorted to the landing by a F-15 fighter jet. On the ground, 7 blackhawk helicopters (1 for each astro) were standing by to transfer any of them to a medical center, if needed. Talk about VIP.

if these were anything like your launch pics, they must have been 10000000000% better than what they have at scrubbed site... glad they came down safely. i always wondered why when its a glider, they land at night.