NASA White Sands Space Harbor

USA / New Mexico / Tularosa /

airport, military

NASA White Sands Space Harbor

Shuttle backup landing facility on White Sands Missile Range near Las Cruces, New Mexico. Only one shuttle mission has landed here, STS-3 in 1982.

www.nasa.gov/centers/wstf/spaceharbor/index.html
www.nasa.gov/centers/wstf/spaceharbor/Control_Facilitie...

Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_Sands_Space_Harbor

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Coordinates: 32°56'35"N 106°25'29"W

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Roswell International Air Center (ROW/KROW) 179 km
Cavern City Air Terminal (CNM/KCNM) 212 km
Albuquerque International Sunport / Kirtland Air Force Base (ABQ/KABQ) 236 km
Kirtland Air Force Base (ABQ/KABQ) 237 km
Double Eagle II Airport (KAEG) 249 km
Industrial Airpark/ Hobbs Army Airfield 299 km
Cannon Air Force Base (CVS/KCVS) 329 km
Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport (LBB/KLBB) 435 km
Rick Husband Amarillo International Airport (AMA/KAMA) 502 km

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