Re: Space Shuttle Question (sorry if off-topic)

From: Jonathan T Wojack (tlj18@juno.com)
Date: Sat Mar 17 2001 - 18:12:48 PST

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    > Not necessarily. Landing a shuttle on a TAL site is a very expensive
    > matter. There are many  facilities in the U.S. which would serve as
    > emergency landing sites:
    
    <snip>
    
    Are you sure?  As I recall, a suitable runway for a Shuttle landing must
    be 3+ miles (~4.5+ km) long.  I thought only three sites met that single
    specification.
    
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