Editing White Sands Space Harbor

'''White Sands Space Harbor (WSSH)''' was the primary training area used by [[NASA]] for [[Space Shuttle]] pilots flying practice approaches and landings in the [[Shuttle Training Aircraft]] and [[T-38 Talon]] aircraft. 

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 '''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==
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]].

*RW 17/35: 11000x91m, Dry Lakebed, Shuttle certified
*RW 05/23: 11000x91m, Dry Lakebed, Shuttle certified
*RW 02/02:  3900x46m, Dry Lakebed

==External links==
*[http://www.nasa.gov/centers/wstf/spaceharbor/index.html White Sands Space Harbor]
*[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/ISS017/ISS017-E-6288.jpg Image Science and Analysis Laboratory, NASA-Johnson Space Center. "The Gateway to Astronaut Photography of Earth."]
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lJ0WYdCZCD8 AERIAL TOUR OF WHITE SANDS MISSILE RANGE - Department of Defense 1964 - PIN 23021 - TOUR OF ARMY, NAVY, AND AIR FORCE LAUNCHING AREAS, SMALL MISSILE RANGE, AND THE COMPLEX OF INSTRUMENTATION AND SIGNAL FACILITIES.]

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