NASA looking to France for emergency Shuttle landing site

LANDING SITE: NASA is in talks with French officials about designating the Istres Le Tube military airfield, near Marseilles, as an Emergency Landing Site for the U.S. Space Shuttle fleet. Low-key discussions have been underway for more than a year, and an agreement is expected soon. Unlike the four...

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