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From: slr@skep2.ATT.COM (Shelley.L.Rosenbaum.[ho95c])
Newsgroups: sci.space.shuttle
Subject: Re: shuttle landing sites
Message-ID: <288@skep2.ATT.COM>
Date: 17 Oct 88 19:10:27 GMT
References: <15991@ames.arc.nasa.gov> <6400010@cpe> <1988Oct10.224026.12802@utzoo.uucp> <1990@kalliope.rice.edu>
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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. [other differences deleted]

Most of the differences William listed I agree with.  However, landing
on a soft field is not necessarily better--landing gear could collapse,
lessening of directional steering, etc.

However, it is probably a moot point, since from what I understand, the
dry lake bed isn't all that soft--it's about as hard as a paved surface!

-- 
Shelley L. Rosenbaum, Air Traffic Control Systems, AT&T Bell Laboratories
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