Newsgroups: sci.space.shuttle
Path: utzoo!henry
From: henry@utzoo.uucp (Henry Spencer)
Subject: Re: shuttle landing sites
Message-ID: <1988Oct13.162303.9790@utzoo.uucp>
Organization: U of Toronto Zoology
References: <15991@ames.arc.nasa.gov> <6400010@cpe> <1988Oct10.224026.12802@utzoo.uucp> <1990@kalliope.rice.edu>
Date: Thu, 13 Oct 88 16:23:03 GMT

In article <1990@kalliope.rice.edu> phil@Rice.edu (William LeFebvre) writes:
>Other differences that matter:  KSC is a paved strip, Edwards is a
>(softer) dry lake bed...

Well, there are normal paved runways at Edwards too, and I think they've
been used at times, but yes, having that nice long lakebed available is
comforting.

You forgot one minor difference:  at Edwards, they don't have to send a
guy out in a jeep when you're near final approach to check that the runway
is clear of alligators!
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