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From: gaudiot@priam.usc.edu (Jean-Luc Gaudiot)
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Subject: Re: Edwards landings
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Date: 10 May 91 20:21:08 GMT
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Why is the shuttle committed to landing at KSC 90 minutes prior to landing?
It seems to me (looking at the last flight path) that, say over Vancouver,
it still had sufficient altitude to reach either site.  This would mean
that commitment to a landing site could occur much later, right?

I am sure I am missing something important, then ...

Jean-Luc Gaudiot
The Flying Frenchman