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From: adolph@ssc-vax.UUCP (Mark C. Adolph)
Newsgroups: sci.space.shuttle
Subject: Re: shuttle landing sites
Summary: Shuttle weight
Message-ID: <2349@ssc-vax.UUCP>
Date: 31 Oct 88 18:36:45 GMT
References: <2137@aplcomm.jhuapl.edu> <5590@ecsvax.uncecs.edu> <794@hadron.UUCP> <5157@polyslo.CalPoly.EDU>
Organization: Boeing Aerospace Corp., Seattle WA
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In article <5157@polyslo.CalPoly.EDU>, steve@polyslo.CalPoly.EDU (Steve DeJarnett) writes:
> As
> I recall (this is a LONG time back, so I could be wrong), the runway at
> KSC is reenforced a LOT to support the shuttle weight.  Although I would 
> guess that the shuttle landing empty would be light enough for most 
> commercial airport runways, I'm not sure what the weight of a fully laden
> shuttle would be, and whether these runways could support the load.  

Does a fully laden shuttle really weigh more than a 747-400 loaded with
~550 passengers and their vacation souvenirs?

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					-- Mark A.
					...uw-beaver!ssc-vax!adolph