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From: pstinson@pbs.org
Newsgroups: sci.space.shuttle
Subject: Re: Shuttle Status for 04/19/91 (Forwarded)
Message-ID: <1991Apr23.114242.12469@pbs.org>
Date: 23 Apr 91 11:42:41 EDT
References: <1991Apr22.014200.4520@news.arc.nasa.gov> <267@rml.UUCP>
Organization: PBS:Public Broadcasting Service, Alexandria, VA
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In article <267@rml.UUCP>, jack@rml.UUCP (jack hagerty) writes:
> In article <1991Apr22.014200.4520@news.arc.nasa.gov> yee@trident.arc.nasa.gov (Peter E. Yee) writes:
>>
>>          KSC SHUTTLE STATUS REPORT - FRIDAY, APR. 19, 1991 - 10 a.m.
>>
>>
>>                         STS-40 SOLID ROCKET BOOSTERS - VAB
> 
> 
> I know I don't keep up with this group as much as I should, but when was
> the go-ahead given to launch the shuttle from Vandenburg?

In this case VAB stands for Vehicle Assembly Building and it is located at the
Cape (in Florida).  It was originally used for Saturn V's and is large enough
to hold several moonrockets in the verticle position.