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From: mjt@super.ORG (Michael J. Tighe)
Newsgroups: sci.space.shuttle
Subject: Why is Vandenberg closed?
Keywords: Vandenburg
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Date: 12 Feb 89 19:28:27 GMT
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In article <1989Feb11.234744.20258@utzoo.uucp> henry@utzoo.uucp (Henry Spencer) writes:
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>Can you cite references for this?  I'm unaware of any plan to reopen
>Vandenberg, and am aware of a number of indications that it will never
>be reopened.
>
I too thought it would not be reopened, but do not know exactly why. I have
heard several reasons (points in wrong direction, traps Hydrogen gas, etc),
are these the reasons? If not why is it closed? Sorry if this has been 
answered before, but I was out of the US when all this happened.
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