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omg. my friend told me that in an emergency, the space shuttle can land... in SPAIN?!?!?
can anyone tell me about space shuttle emergency procedures? what are the crew's options?
... and can the shuttle really land in spain??? rofl, i bet the shuttle will b able to land at an intl. airport if it comes down to it
2007-04-04 12:24:58 · 4 answers · asked by Bao Pham 3 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
Sure. There are emergency landing fields in Europe, California, New Mexico, and I *believe* in Australia, but I'm not sure about that one... mainly in case of an emergency on launch, if it can't return to the Florida coast, it'll try to land over in Spain at it's designated emergency field. So far, it's never been used.
2007-04-04 12:30:12 · answer #1 · answered by quantumclaustrophobe 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, is true. The shuttle can't land just anywhere (except for a crash-landing). There are places selected that have long runways and special equipment to take care of the shuttle. The USA has paid money to these places for them to be ready.
Here is a list: Morocco, Gambia, Spain, Australia, Cape Berde, Sweden, Turkey, Canary Islands, French Polynesia, South Africa, Saudi Arabia, Zaire, Germany, Azores, Bahamas, Crete, Diego Garcia, United Kingdom, Liberia, Algeria, Guam.
2007-04-04 19:35:28 · answer #2 · answered by morningfoxnorth 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Actually, I think it can. It can land in any number of places in a dire emergency, they can direct it many places. It'd be risky, though. And.....it could land on any number of runways, but it would burn up the brakes and skid off the end because it needs a really long runway. It'd definitely be a crash landing. But.....if there were no other options, they would have no choice but to try.
2007-04-04 19:33:51 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
NASA does have its own runway in Spain if needed. Go to the NASA site and look at the shuttle details for more
2007-04-04 20:12:30 · answer #4 · answered by Gene 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋