From: utzoo!decvax!harpo!npois!alice!sjb Newsgroups: net.columbia Title: New Shuttle Abort Site Article-I.D.: alice.713 Posted: Fri Jun 25 20:09:21 1982 Received: Mon Jun 28 06:23:21 1982 Dakar, Senegal, replaces Rota, Spain, as the Columbia's primary abort site if something goes wrong after launch and it's too late to return to KSC. The change is due to the shuttle's tighter inclination over the past three flights. It will travel to a maximum of 28 degrees north and south of the equator compared to 38 degrees on previous flights. Edwards Air Force base will be used if the shuttle is force to make an emergency landing after it reaches space. EAFB is also the primary landing site for 4 July's scheduled landing.