Space Shuttle: Readiness of the Transoceanic Abort Landing Sites
NSIAD-89-22
Published: Dec 16, 1988. Publicly Released: Dec 28, 1988.
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Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO assessed the operational readiness of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's (NASA) transoceanic abort landing (TAL) sites to support space shuttle missions.
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