lab@fibercom.UUCP (Lance Beckner) (05/12/89)
In article <3240@kalliope.rice.edu> phil@titan.rice.edu (William LeFebvre) writes: >In article <779@ivucsb.UUCP> todd@ivucsb.UUCP (Todd Day) writes: >>I went all the way out to Edwards, and had a lot of fun waiting for >>and watching the shuttle land. However, I was disappointed that the >>crowd does not get to be closer to the actual landing site. We could >>barely see it when it landed, although the view when it flew over us >>was fantastic! >I suspect that they had you positioned for a landing on runway 17 (that's >certainly where the convoy was poised). The switch to 22 was made within >20 (15, even?) minutes of landing. Really unfortunate for those that made I believe the viewing area is the same regardless of which runway the shuttle is landing on (at least it was when I was stationed at Edwards). You do get a *MUCH* better view of it when it lands on 17. Don't give up, it's worth the wait! -- Lance A. Beckner INTERNET: lab@fibercom.com FiberCom, Inc. UUCP: ...!uunet!fibercom!lab P.O. Box 11966 FAX: (703) 342-5961 Roanoke, VA 24022-1966 PHONE: (703) 342-6700