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- From: BrianT@cup.portal.com (Brian Stuart Thorn)
- Newsgroups: sci.space.shuttle
- Subject: Re: Launch views, Tiles & New book on STS
- Message-ID: <73136@cup.portal.com>
- Date: Thu, 7 Jan 93 17:18:03 PST
- Organization: The Portal System (TM)
- References: <1993Jan6.122446.4754@titan.ksc.nasa.gov>
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- >From: BrianT@cup.portal.com (Brian Stuart Thorn)
- >>Oh, and despite what has been posted here from time to time, the
- >>SPACEPORT USA tourist attraction DOES NOT provide bus rides to see
- >>a Shuttle launch. The facility DOES NOT open until something like
- >>two hours after a launch on the day in question.
- >
- >The following is still true, and if you want tickets, order now. They are
- >going fast:
- >
- >The KSC visitor center offers bus rides from the visitor's center to a site
- >about 6 miles from the launch pad. The cost is $6 for adults, $3 for children
- .
- >For information and reservations you will need to call 407-452-2121 Ext.
- >260...(This is the BEST and closest view.)
-
- I still have questions about this. First, please make it clear
- that you must get the "tickets" at least one day before the
- launch, as there is no public access to the KSC Visitor's Center
- on the day of the launch until after liftoff.
- Second, why would anyone pay $6.00 to see a Shuttle launch when
- you can write NASA or your Congresscritter and get a car pass to
- the same site for free (or, 29 cent postage.) If you will be
- in the Cape Canaveral area unexpectedly, then you're probably
- too late for the $6.00 tickets too.
-
- -Brian
-
- >From: Darrell Holloway
- >Subj: Space Shuttle Book
- >
- >Just thought I'd tell you all about the best book I have ever seen
- >regarding the Space Shuttle. It has just come out in print.
- >
- >title: SPACE SHUTTLE
-
- Another good but outdated book is "Space Shuttle Log: The First
- Twenty-five Flights" from TAB Books. It was published in 1987 and
- I'm hoping it's updated to "The First Fifty Flights" soon.
- A good mix of B&W pictures, detail, and easy to understand.
-
- -Brian
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