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Bret Copeland
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Private pilot and overall fan of aviation and spaceflight. Currently a software developer for York Space Systems. Formerly a developer and team lead for this company, Stack Overflow.

I once gave a popular talk on How to Land the Space Shuttle.

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Why were the Space Shuttle Orbiter's landing gear not level?
Jun 23, 2021
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Why didn't the Space Shuttle bounce back into space as many times as possible so as to lose a lot of kinetic energy up there?
Apr 24, 2019
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How much reentry speed did the Shuttles shed by doing a series of sharp turns?
Apr 9, 2016
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What were the hammerhead cranes used for?
Apr 25, 2019
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What caused STS-129's low energy condition on the HAC?
Jun 9, 2020
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How were the pilots of the space shuttle able to operate the rudder after time in space?
Feb 10, 2018
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Any imagery from Shuttle Columbia's SILTS pod on the internet?
Nov 27, 2016
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Identify these astronauts
Aug 19, 2019
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"LVLH" on Challenger's cockpit voice recording: What was that switch for?
May 9, 2019
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How to install a previous exact version of a NPM package?
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How does the Space Shuttle slow down during re-entry, descent, and landing?
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We're standardizing the sidebar width at 300px on all sites
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I just flew into class B airspace without a clearance, what should I do now?
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