From: utzoo!decvax!pur-ee!ks Newsgroups: net.columbia Title: Re: New Shuttle Abort Site - (nf) Article-I.D.: pur-ee.377 Posted: Mon Jun 28 22:49:15 1982 Received: Tue Jun 29 04:40:12 1982 #R:alice:-71300:pur-ee:3800001:000:354 pur-ee!ks Jun 27 15:23:00 1982 Is the shuttle's flight inclination the reason for the change, or is it the security? I was told several months ago that the DoD package required extra security, thus the emergency landing sites had to be at fully defended U.S. bases. This came from a reliable source (an astronaut). Any comments? Am I missing some important detail? Kirk Smith