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Ben Guerir Air Base was a United States Air Force base in Morocco, later operated by the Royal Moroccan Air Force, located about 36 miles north of Marrakech. It served as a Transatlantic Abort Landing (TAL) site for the Space Shuttle. The United States Air Force (USAF) is the aerial-warfare branch of the United States armed forces and one of the seven uniformed services. ...
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Panoramic picture of the Djemaa el Fna square at sunset. ...
A Space Shuttle abort is an emergency procedure due to equipment failure on NASAs Space Shuttle, most commonly during ascent. ...
NASAs Space Shuttle, officially called Space Transportation System (STS), is the United States governments current manned launch vehicle. ...
Ben Guerir was established in 1951 by the Strategic Air Command, one of five bases contructed in northwest Africa for the Strategic Air Command during a "crash program" beginning in 1950.[1] The base was located to allow rapid deployment of nuclear-armed B-47 Stratojets, without requiring aerial refueling. KC-97 Stratotankers were also deployed from the base. Strategic Air Command occupied the base until 1962.[2] For the film of the same name, see Strategic Air Command (film) The Strategic Air Command (SAC) was the operational establishment of the United States Air Force in charge of Americas bomber-based and ballistic missile-based strategic nuclear arsenal from 1946 to 1992. ...
The Boeing B-47 Stratojet jet bomber was a medium range and size bomber capable of flying at high subsonic speeds and primarily designed for penetrating the Soviet Union. ...
Boom and receptacle: USAF KC-135R Stratotanker, two F-15s (twin fins) and two F-16s, on an aerial refueling training mission Probe and drogue: USAF HC-130P refuels a HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopter Aerial refueling, also called in-flight refueling (IFR) or air-to-air refueling (AAR), is...
Boeing KC-97 Stratotanker, with Ohio Air National Guard markings The KC-97 Stratotanker is a Boeing Model 367 aerial refueling tanker variant of the C-97 Stratofreighter and the Boeing 377 Stratocruiser airliner greatly modified with all the necessary tanks, plumbing, and flying boom. The cavernous main (upper) deck...
The base was designated as a TAL site for the Space Shuttle in July 1988, replacing the former TAL site at Casablanca. The site was chosen largely for its location near the nominal ground track of the shuttle orbiter for a mid-range inclination launch, meaning a diversion to the TAL site would allow for efficient use of fuel.[2][3] This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...
Inclination in general is the angle between a reference plane and another plane or axis of direction. ...
The base has one runway, oriented in a North-South direction. The runway is 200 feet wide, with 25 foot shoulders, and 13,720 feet long, with a 1,000 foot underrun and a 2,500 foot compacted dirt overrun, for a total length of 15,720 feet. During renovation by NASA in 1988, the runway was equipped with shuttle-unique landing aids, including a Microwave Landing System and Tactical Air Control and Navigation (TACAN) system.[4] The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is an agency of the United States Government, responsible for that nations public space program. ...
The NASA 737 research aircraft on the Wallops runway in 1987 with the Microwave Landing System equipment in the foreground. ...
Ben Guerir last served as a TAL site for STS-111 in June 2002. The base was deactivated in 2005, after supporting 83 shuttle missions.[3] This is a mission of the United States Space Shuttle // Crew Kenneth D. Cockrell (5), Commander Paul S. Lockhart (1), Pilot Franklin R. Chang-Diaz (7), Mission Specialist Philippe Perrin (1) (CNES), Mission Specialist Launched ISS Expedition 5 Crew: Valery G. Korzun (2) (RSA), ISS Commander Peggy A. Whitson (1...
References
- ^ "The American Invasion", TIME Magazine, Time, Inc., March 31, 1952.
- ^ a b Pike, John (April 27, 2005). Ben Guerir Air Base, Morocco. Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD). GlobalSecurity.org. Retrieved on 2007-03-10.
- ^ a b Space Shuttle Transoceanic Abort Landing (TAL) Sites (PDF). NASAfacts. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (December 2006). Retrieved on 2007-03-10.
- ^ Space Shuttle Transoceanic Abort Landing (TAL) Sites. NASA Facts Online. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (December 18, 2006). Retrieved on 2007-03-10.
Time (whose trademark is capitalized TIME) is a weekly American newsmagazine, similar to Newsweek and U.S. News & World Report. ...
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2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the Anno Domini (common) era. ...
March 10 is the 69th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (70th in leap years). ...
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is an agency of the United States Government, responsible for that nations public space program. ...
2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the Anno Domini (common) era. ...
March 10 is the 69th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (70th in leap years). ...
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is an agency of the United States Government, responsible for that nations public space program. ...
2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the Anno Domini (common) era. ...
March 10 is the 69th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (70th in leap years). ...
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