[MilCom] NASA 946 and 947 (STAs) up working again.

[AllanStern@aol.com]

modeland@runningriver.com writes:
>
> I asked Tom Akers, Flight Specialist on the big Hubble Repair mission, what 
> would the options be if the designated landing spot suddenly was out of the 
> question and you were committed. He said, as best as I can recall, that they
> could use any 13,000 foot runway tat was no more than 100 miles 
>  either side of glide path and no more than 50 miles short or long.

Of course for the KSC landing, the 50 mile long ceases to be an option.
;--)

AL