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| + | '''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. | |
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| − | + | 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'''. | |
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| + | ==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 | |
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==External links== | ==External links== | ||
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*[http://www.nasa.gov/centers/wstf/spaceharbor/index.html White Sands Space Harbor] | *[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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| + | [[Category:Real spaceports]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Surface bases]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 12:17, 16 October 2022
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[edit]
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[edit]
- White Sands Space Harbor
- Control Facilities
- Image Science and Analysis Laboratory, NASA-Johnson Space Center. "The Gateway to Astronaut Photography of Earth."
- Image Science and Analysis Laboratory, NASA-Johnson Space Center. "The Gateway to Astronaut Photography of Earth."
- 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.
