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From: fosler@inmet.UUCP
Newsgroups: sci.space.shuttle
Subject: Re: Soviet and American Shuttles
Message-ID: <146300002@inmet>
Date: 21 Oct 88 23:09:00 GMT
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Nf-From: inmet.UUCP!fosler    Oct 21 19:09:00 1988


  Taken from "Shuttle Down" by Lee Correy

   Shuttle Orbiters usually landed under automatic control, guided by
the superaccurate Microwave Scanning Beam Landing System on the
ground.

   There must be a better source then this?

   My understanding is that MSBLS does not exist at most airports and
if the shuttle must land anywhere that doesn't have MSBLS then the
pilots must manually land it.

Carl Fosler