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The WSSH runway facilities are located in Alkali Flats, a site formerly known as Northrup Strip. Its runways, navigational aids, runway lighting, and control facilities also stood continuously ready as a backup Shuttle landing site.
 
The WSSH runway facilities are located in Alkali Flats, a site formerly known as Northrup Strip. Its runways, navigational aids, runway lighting, and control facilities also stood continuously ready as a backup Shuttle landing site.
  
WSSH is a part of the '''White Sands Test Facility''', and is located approximately 30 miles (50 kilometers) west of Alamogordo, New Mexico, within the boundaries of the '''White Sands Missile Range'''.
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WSSH is a part of the White Sands Test Facility, and is located approximately 30 miles (50 kilometers) west of Alamogordo, New Mexico, within the boundaries of the White Sands Missile Range.
  
 
==Runways==
 
==Runways==
The north-south runway simulates the runway at [[Kennedy Space Center]], the east-west runway simulates [[Edwards Air Force Base]], the shorter runway simulates [[transatlantic abort]] landing sites at [[Ben Guerir]], [[Moron]], and [[Istrus]].
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The north-south runway simulates the runway at Kennedy Space Center, the east-west runway simulates [[Edwards Air Force Base]], the shorter runway simulates [[transatlantic abort]] landing sites at [[Ben Guerir]], [[Moron]], and [[Istrus]].
  
*RW 17/35: 11000x91m, Dry Lakebed, Shuttle certified
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*17/35: 11000x91m, Dry Lakebed, Shuttle certified
*RW 05/23: 11000x91m, Dry Lakebed, Shuttle certified
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*5/23: 11000x91m, Dry Lakebed, Shuttle certified
*RW 02/02: 3900x46m, Dry Lakebed
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*2/2: 3900x46m, Dry Lakebed
  
 
==External links==
 
==External links==
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*[http://www.nasa.gov/centers/wstf/spaceharbor/Control_Facilities.html Control Facilities]
 
*[http://www.nasa.gov/centers/wstf/spaceharbor/Control_Facilities.html Control Facilities]
 
*[http://eol.jsc.nasa.gov/sseop/images/ESC/large/ISS033/ISS033-E-6152.jpg Image Science and Analysis Laboratory, NASA-Johnson Space Center. "The Gateway to Astronaut Photography of Earth."]
 
*[http://eol.jsc.nasa.gov/sseop/images/ESC/large/ISS033/ISS033-E-6152.jpg Image Science and Analysis Laboratory, NASA-Johnson Space Center. "The Gateway to Astronaut Photography of Earth."]
*[http://eol.jsc.nasa.gov/sseop/images/ESC/large/ISS017/ISS017-E-6288.jpg Image Science and Analysis Laboratory, NASA-Johnson Space Center. "The Gateway to Astronaut Photography of Earth."]
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[http://eol.jsc.nasa.gov/sseop/images/ESC/large/ISS017/ISS017-E-6288.jpg Image Science and Analysis Laboratory, NASA-Johnson Space Center. "The Gateway to Astronaut Photography of Earth."]
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lJ0WYdCZCD8 AERIAL TOUR OF WHITE SANDS MISSILE RANGE - Department of Defense 1964 - PIN 23021 - TOUR OF ARMY, NAVY, AND AIR FORCE LAUNCHING AREAS, SMALL MISSILE RANGE, AND THE COMPLEX OF INSTRUMENTATION AND SIGNAL FACILITIES.]
 
  
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[[Category:Real spaceports]]
 
[[Category:Real spaceports]]
 
[[Category:Surface bases]]
 
[[Category:Surface bases]]
 
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