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From: mrb1@cbnewsh.att.com (maurice.r.baker)
Newsgroups: sci.space.shuttle
Subject: San Jose area questions related to NASA-Ames/Moffett NAS
Message-ID: <1990Aug3.185440.3115@cbnewsh.att.com>
Date: 3 Aug 90 18:54:40 GMT
Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories
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Hi ---

I just returned from a business trip to San Jose, Calif.  The first
afternoon that I was there had some free time, so I decided to do
some sightseeing.  I took US 101 up to Stanford University, and along the
way passed by NASA/Ames and Moffett Field NAS.  We seem to have an
appropriate audience for a couple of questions, so here goes.....

	1.)  What is the HUGE hangar (visible from 101) used for?  I
		can't describe it any more specifically, but it definitely
		stood out from all the other buildings).

	2.)  I remember some discussion of the "secret" (well, at least
		classified) DOD control facility out in this area.  Seems
		like people called it the "Big Blue Cube"....was that
		the boxy light blue building I could see from 101
		on the east side....surrounded by parabolic dish antennas?
		If memory serves me correctly, there was some concern
		about it after the October, '89 quake which was right
		before a shuttle mission --- and also about easy accessibility
		to terrorist attack [in a separate discussion].

Just curious.....I had a nice stay in the San Jose area, and look forward
to going back for a more leisurely visit someday soon.

M. Baker
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