Re: Hawaii as a launching site

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From: Doug Krause
Date: Tue, 19 Dec 1989 10:20

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In article <IA80024.89352200552@MAINE.BITNET> IA80024@MAINE.BITNET (Nicholas C. Hester) writes:
#After reading the responses to my query on shuttle landings at KSC and the
#use of Vandenburg for future launches, I was wondering about the possibility
#of using Hawaii.  I had heard that it was up for consideration regarding the
#launching of commercial vehicles and was wondering what the chance was of
#building a new shuttle launch facility there.  It has ocean to protect against
#a debri from another Challenger type accident as well as nice weather.

Could a shuttle-loaded 747 make it to Hawaii?  The closest mainland city
is probably San Francisco and that's about 2200? miles away.

Douglas Krause                     One yuppie can ruin your whole day.
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From: dkrause@orion.oac.uci.edu (Doug Krause)
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Subject: Re: Hawaii as a launching site
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Date: 19 Dec 89 10:20:52 GMT
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