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Subject: Re: Vandenberg (was Re: Edwards as primary site)
Message-ID: <1991May17.151939.1@vf.jsc.nasa.gov>
Date: 17 May 91 21:19:39 GMT
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In article <1991May16.141235.13747@MDI.COM>, mitchell@MDI.COM (Bill Mitchell) writes:
> 
> I recall some discussion a couple of years back about how the
> construction of the Vandenberg facility had been botched so as
> to make it unusable for shuttle launches.  I don't know how much
>
> Anybody remember more than that?  Can anybody confirm, refute, or
> add detail to this?
> 

Vandenburg was orginally built for the Manned Orbiting Labratory (MOL) program
the Air Force Had.  The program was canceled.  It was decided to modify the
launch pad for the MOL to launch Shuttles.  The safety issues were never
resolved.

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