List of Space Shuttle landing sites (English Wikipedia)

Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "List of Space Shuttle landing sites" in English language version.

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19web.archive.org

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15nasa.gov

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3astronautix.com

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2airnav.com

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2books.google.com

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1itwire.com

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1aerospaceweb.org

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1latimes.com

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1bbc.co.uk

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1norad.mil

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1space.com

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1redorbit.com

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1militarybase.net

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1tc.gc.ca

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1af.mil

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1news.google.com

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1aero.org

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1lincolnairport.com

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1globalsecurity.org

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1wikimapia.org

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aero.org

"The Air Force Space Shuttle Program: A Brief History". Aero.org. Archived from the original on 23 June 2003. Retrieved 20 October 2011.

aerospaceweb.org

"Ask Us – Space Shuttle Abort Modes". Aerospaceweb.org. 25 June 2006. Retrieved 20 October 2011.

af.mil

airpower.au.af.mil

Henry, R.C.; Sloan, Aubrey B. (September–October 1976). "The Space Shuttle and Vandenberg Air Force Base". Air University Review. 27 (6). Archived from the original on 27 June 2004. Retrieved 14 June 2022.

airnav.com

"KEDW – Edwards Air Force Base". AirNav. Retrieved 20 October 2011.
"KVBG – Vandenberg Air Force Base". AirNav. Retrieved 20 October 2011.

astronautix.com

"Shuttle". Astronautix.com. Archived from the original on 9 March 2002. Retrieved 20 October 2011.
"STS-3". Astronautix.com. Archived from the original on 11 October 2011. Retrieved 20 October 2011.
"STS-62-A". Astronautix.com. Archived from the original on 8 January 2010. Retrieved 20 October 2011.

bbc.co.uk

news.bbc.co.uk

"RAF Fairford on standby for Space Shuttle landing". BBC Gloucestershire. 4 November 2010. Retrieved 19 January 2011.

books.google.com

Shayler, David (2009). Space Rescue: Ensuring the Safety of Manned Spacecraft. Springer Science & Business Media. p. 222. ISBN 978-0-387-73996-0.
Shayler David (2009). Space Rescue: Ensuring the Safety of Manned Spacecraft. Springer Science & Business Media. p. 223. ISBN 978-0-387-73996-0.

globalsecurity.org

"Lincoln Air Guard Base".

itwire.com

"Endeavour, STS-126 crew lands on temp California runway". iTWire. 1 December 2008. Retrieved 12 November 2022.

latimes.com

Boadle, Anthony (30 June 1985). "Lonely Easter Island Will Be Emergency Shuttle Landing Site". Los Angeles Times.

lincolnairport.com

"Airport Board Meeting Minutes". Archived from the original on 18 October 2012. Retrieved 2 October 2012.

militarybase.net

Joe Wallace. "Westover Air Reserve Base". Retrieved 7 May 2023.

nasa.gov

www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov

"John F. Kennedy Space Center – Space Shuttle Transoceanic Abort Landing (TAL) Sites". Pao.ksc.nasa.gov. 18 January 2006. Archived from the original on 29 October 2011. Retrieved 20 October 2011.
"John F. Kennedy Space Center – Space Shuttle Transoceanic Abort Landing (TAL) Sites". Pao.ksc.nasa.gov. 18 January 2006. Archived from the original on 29 October 2011.
"John F. Kennedy Space Center – Space Shuttle Transoceanic Abort Landing (TAL) Sites". Pao.ksc.nasa.gov. 18 January 2006. Archived from the original on 29 October 2011. Retrieved 20 October 2011.
"John F. Kennedy Space Center – Space Shuttle Transoceanic Abort Landing (TAL) Sites". Pao.ksc.nasa.gov. 18 January 2006. Archived from the original on 29 October 2011. Retrieved 20 October 2011.
"John F. Kennedy Space Center – Space Shuttle Transoceanic Abort Landing (TAL) Sites". Pao.ksc.nasa.gov. 18 January 2006. Archived from the original on 15 March 2007. Retrieved 20 October 2011.
"John F. Kennedy Space Center – Space Shuttle Transoceanic Abort Landing (TAL) Sites". Pao.ksc.nasa.gov. Archived from the original on 10 June 2011. Retrieved 20 October 2011.

nasa.gov

"NASA – STS-51D". Nasa.gov. Retrieved 20 October 2011.
"Kennedy History Quiz". nasa.gov. NASA. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
"Dryden Supported Many Aspects of Space Shuttle Missions". nasa.gov. NASA. 8 December 2011. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
"NASA – Capabilities". Nasa.gov. 3 June 2008. Archived from the original on 14 June 2013. Retrieved 20 October 2011.
"NASA – Roster of Runways Ready to Bring a Shuttle Home". Nasa.gov. Archived from the original on 6 December 2013. Retrieved 20 October 2011.

spaceflight.nasa.gov

"HSF – The Shuttle". Spaceflight.nasa.gov. Archived from the original on 30 August 2000. Retrieved 20 October 2011.

science.ksc.nasa.gov

"Shuttle Landing Facility (SLF)". Science.ksc.nasa.gov. Archived from the original on 27 May 2010. Retrieved 20 October 2011.

aviationsystemsdivision.arc.nasa.gov

"Space Shuttle Landing and Rollout Training at the VerticalMotion Simulator" (PDF). NASA Aviation Systems. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 January 2009.

ntrs.nasa.gov

Doyle W. Hensley; Marissa Herron; Daniel P. Murray. Evolution of National Airspace System Protection for Space Shuttle Launch and Landing (PDF) (Report). NASA. Retrieved 7 May 2023.

news.google.com

The Bulletin - Google News Archive Search

norad.mil

"DOD Support to manned space operations for STS-118". norad.mil. 3 August 2007. Retrieved 7 May 2023.

redorbit.com

Sam Savage. "NASA Puts BIA on Shuttle Landing List". redorbit.com. Retrieved 7 May 2023.

space.com

NASA Names North Carolina Airport Emergency Landing Site for Shuttle Archived 18 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine

tc.gc.ca

"Transport Canada NASA Space Shuttle Emergency Landing Site Contingency Plan" (PDF). Transport Canada. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 May 2013.

web.archive.org

"HSF – The Shuttle". Spaceflight.nasa.gov. Archived from the original on 30 August 2000. Retrieved 20 October 2011.
"Shuttle Landing Facility (SLF)". Science.ksc.nasa.gov. Archived from the original on 27 May 2010. Retrieved 20 October 2011.
"Shuttle". Astronautix.com. Archived from the original on 9 March 2002. Retrieved 20 October 2011.
"NASA – Capabilities". Nasa.gov. 3 June 2008. Archived from the original on 14 June 2013. Retrieved 20 October 2011.
"STS-3". Astronautix.com. Archived from the original on 11 October 2011. Retrieved 20 October 2011.
"NASA – Roster of Runways Ready to Bring a Shuttle Home". Nasa.gov. Archived from the original on 6 December 2013. Retrieved 20 October 2011.
"John F. Kennedy Space Center – Space Shuttle Transoceanic Abort Landing (TAL) Sites". Pao.ksc.nasa.gov. 18 January 2006. Archived from the original on 29 October 2011. Retrieved 20 October 2011.
"John F. Kennedy Space Center – Space Shuttle Transoceanic Abort Landing (TAL) Sites". Pao.ksc.nasa.gov. 18 January 2006. Archived from the original on 29 October 2011.
"John F. Kennedy Space Center – Space Shuttle Transoceanic Abort Landing (TAL) Sites". Pao.ksc.nasa.gov. 18 January 2006. Archived from the original on 29 October 2011. Retrieved 20 October 2011.
"John F. Kennedy Space Center – Space Shuttle Transoceanic Abort Landing (TAL) Sites". Pao.ksc.nasa.gov. 18 January 2006. Archived from the original on 29 October 2011. Retrieved 20 October 2011.
"John F. Kennedy Space Center – Space Shuttle Transoceanic Abort Landing (TAL) Sites". Pao.ksc.nasa.gov. 18 January 2006. Archived from the original on 15 March 2007. Retrieved 20 October 2011.
"John F. Kennedy Space Center – Space Shuttle Transoceanic Abort Landing (TAL) Sites". Pao.ksc.nasa.gov. Archived from the original on 10 June 2011. Retrieved 20 October 2011.
"Space Shuttle Landing and Rollout Training at the VerticalMotion Simulator" (PDF). NASA Aviation Systems. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 January 2009.
NASA Names North Carolina Airport Emergency Landing Site for Shuttle Archived 18 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine
"Transport Canada NASA Space Shuttle Emergency Landing Site Contingency Plan" (PDF). Transport Canada. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 May 2013.
Henry, R.C.; Sloan, Aubrey B. (September–October 1976). "The Space Shuttle and Vandenberg Air Force Base". Air University Review. 27 (6). Archived from the original on 27 June 2004. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
"STS-62-A". Astronautix.com. Archived from the original on 8 January 2010. Retrieved 20 October 2011.
"The Air Force Space Shuttle Program: A Brief History". Aero.org. Archived from the original on 23 June 2003. Retrieved 20 October 2011.
"Airport Board Meeting Minutes". Archived from the original on 18 October 2012. Retrieved 2 October 2012.

wikimapia.org

"Lincoln Airport (LNK/KLNK) (Lincoln, Nebraska)".