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From: gjl@ihwpt.UUCP (g licitis)
Newsgroups: net.columbia
Subject: Vandenburg
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Date: Wed, 5-Feb-86 11:19:07 EST
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Posted: Wed Feb  5 11:19:07 1986
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 While discussing the shuttle over the weekend a question came up
concerning Vandenburg launches.  Does anyone know if the launches
are retrograde launches. It seems that if they launch the shuttle
the same as they do from Florida that the SRBs are going to land 
somewhere in Nevada or Arizona. The same seems to be true if they
do polar launches.    Any launch east or north will mean that the
shuttle will be in boost phase over land and populated areas.  If
this is the case it seems that the next shuttle accident could be
much more devistating than this one.  Am I missing something here
or is this just another case of military intelligence. :-)
				Gunars Licitis
				AT&T Bell Labs
				Naperville Il.