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From: mees@dcdwest.UUCP
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Subject: Re: "WHADDYA MEAN WE CAN'T CIRCLE FOR A LANDING???!!"
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Date: Sat, 28-Apr-84 17:51:11 EDT
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Posted: Sat Apr 28 17:51:11 1984
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All this talk of landing at alternate sites (military or civilian) brings
to mind the problem of purging the fuel immediately following shuttle
touchdown.  As I remember, at both Edwards and KSC there are a veritable
plethora of strange and unique looking vehicles which flock about the shuttle
The question thus remains, can it REALLY land at an alternate site, you know,
one that isn't equipped to handle the shuttle's remaining corrosive
propellants.

		jim