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The WSSH runway facilities are located in Alkali Flats, a site formerly known as Northrup Strip. Its runways, navigational aids, runway lighting, and control facilities also stood continuously ready as a backup Shuttle landing site. | The WSSH runway facilities are located in Alkali Flats, a site formerly known as Northrup Strip. Its runways, navigational aids, runway lighting, and control facilities also stood continuously ready as a backup Shuttle landing site. | ||
| − | WSSH is a part of the | + | WSSH is a part of the White Sands Test Facility, and is located approximately 30 miles (50 kilometers) west of Alamogordo, New Mexico, within the boundaries of the White Sands Missile Range. |
==Runways== | ==Runways== | ||
| − | The north-south runway simulates the runway at | + | The north-south runway simulates the runway at Kennedy Space Center, the east-west runway simulates [[Edwards Air Force Base]], the shorter runway simulates [[transatlantic abort]] landing sites at [[Ben Guerir]], [[Moron]], and [[Istrus]]. |
| − | * | + | *17/35: 11000x91m, Dry Lakebed, Shuttle certified |
| − | * | + | *5/23: 11000x91m, Dry Lakebed, Shuttle certified |
| − | * | + | *2/2: 3900x46m, Dry Lakebed |
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
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*[http://www.nasa.gov/centers/wstf/spaceharbor/Control_Facilities.html Control Facilities] | *[http://www.nasa.gov/centers/wstf/spaceharbor/Control_Facilities.html Control Facilities] | ||
*[http://eol.jsc.nasa.gov/sseop/images/ESC/large/ISS033/ISS033-E-6152.jpg Image Science and Analysis Laboratory, NASA-Johnson Space Center. "The Gateway to Astronaut Photography of Earth."] | *[http://eol.jsc.nasa.gov/sseop/images/ESC/large/ISS033/ISS033-E-6152.jpg Image Science and Analysis Laboratory, NASA-Johnson Space Center. "The Gateway to Astronaut Photography of Earth."] | ||
| − | + | [http://eol.jsc.nasa.gov/sseop/images/ESC/large/ISS017/ISS017-E-6288.jpg Image Science and Analysis Laboratory, NASA-Johnson Space Center. "The Gateway to Astronaut Photography of Earth."] | |
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[[Category:Real spaceports]] | [[Category:Real spaceports]] | ||
[[Category:Surface bases]] | [[Category:Surface bases]] | ||
[[Category:USA]] | [[Category:USA]] | ||