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Night landing tested for space shuttle at White Sands
At White Sands Space Harbor a KC-135 performed four passes to study dust and light effects for a potential night shuttle landing. Six lights totaling 800 million candle power illuminated the strip to reveal dust behavior and shadow impact on the runway.
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White Sands Missile Range
White Sands Space Harbor
Space Harbor
White Sands
Paczynski
NASA
Columbia
Challenger