I just spent the last hour peering off and on at the NASA Space Shuttle Landing Blog, cleaning the pool, then walking over to the TV at 3.11 eastern to watch the landing live.
To me the few minutes when the shuttle is in re-entry mode and the blog does not update (as in frame below) are more tense than last-out, bottom of ninth situations or 4th quarter two minute drills. And the sonic boom and landing are more awesome than any grand slam or touchdown celebration.
Welcome home, SST-119!