From: utzoo!decvax!harpo!npois!alice!sjb
Newsgroups: net.columbia
Title: Re: Crosswinds
Article-I.D.: alice.690
Posted: Mon Jun 21 17:59:57 1982
Received: Thu Jun 24 02:23:17 1982
References: ihuxn.153

I believe the Enterprise drop tests that were performed in
the late 70's were to merely make sure the shuttle can land.
Since it in effect falls like a rock, NASA wanted to see
how it performed in the air; in those early stages of tests,
I would think that crosswind landings would have been considered
too risky.