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provided. Every efforts was made to sort out data to present facts and avoid presentation of fiction or folklore. Opinion was solicited from recognized experts in key areas and that was presented as fact and not further interpreted.

This report summarizes the information presented to the commission. The Space Transportation System Program advantages for KSC landings are desribed [[described]]. The crew concerns and issues are identified. Each general subject area is then discussed followed by a list of preliminary findings. The topic of transatlantic aborts has been included following the KSC landing considerations topic since most of the concerns are related.

Those who significantly contributed to this effort and their support areas are listed below.

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INFORMATION RESOURCE | AREA OF EXPERTISE

• A. Lee Briscoe/ JSC | Entry Operations Overview 
• G. E. Coen/ JSC | Entry Operations Overview 
• K. J. Bobko/ JSC | Entry Operations Overview, Crew Concerns
• R. D. Tuntland/ JSC | Landing Operations Support
• G. Schmidt/ JSC | Landing Operations Support
• A. H. Harley/ KSC | Ground Operations (KSC)
• T. Bollo/ KSC | Ground Operations (KSC), Convoy and Crew Rescue
• D. C. Schultz/ JSC | Program History
• G. Rigdon/ NOAA-JSC | Weather Climatology/Forecasting
• E. W. Hoskins/ JSC | Program Advantages of KSC Landing
• L. S. Nicholson/ JSC | Program Advantages of KSC Landing
• J. E. McCullough/ JSC | Landing Systems - Brakes
• C. C. Campbell/ JSC | Landing Systems - Tires, Brakes
• J. S. Algranti/ JSC | Ferry Operations
• F. C. Littleton/ JSC | Avioncis - Nosewheel Steering
• J. B. Hammack/ JSC | Safety Assessment of KSC and TAL Landings
• H. G. Law/ JSC | Off Runway Assessment
• J. V. West/ JSC | Energy Downmoding
• E. M. Henderson/ JSC | Abort Shaping - TAL
• S. W. Walker/ KSC | KSC Runway - Design History
• J. R. Lyons/ KSC | KSC Runway - Design History

III. OPERATIONS OVERVIEW 

The Space Shuttle landing opportunities originally are set up in the trajectory design and launch window selection. The trajectory design determines which landing sites on what flight days will be available. During the flight, the weather is monitored continuously and forecasts are developed for each of three landing sites in the continental United States: Edwards Air Force Base (EAFB) in California, White Sands Missile Range (WSMR) in New Mexico, and KSC in Florida. Orbiter consumables (propellants, oxygen, hydrogen, etc.) are tracked and 

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