White Sands Space Harbor

White Sands Space Harbor (WSSH) is a spaceport in New Mexico that was formerly used as a Space Shuttle runway, a test site for rocket research, and the primary training area used by NASA for Space Shuttle pilots practicing approaches and landings in the Shuttle Training Aircraft and T-38 Talon aircraft. With its runways, navigational aids, runway lighting, and control facilities, it also served as a backup Shuttle landing site. WSSH is a part of the White Sands Test Facility, and is located approximately 30 miles west of Alamogordo, New Mexico, within the boundaries of the White Sands Missile Range.

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  White Sands Space Harbor ⓘ
  NASA training and research site

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WSSH SCA

Shuttle Columbia (STS-3) and Shuttle Carrier Aircraft take off from White Sands Northrup Strip (EC82-22205)

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
site	rocket launch site		White Sands Space Harbor	aerodrome, spaceport	Wikidata
commons	image		WSSH SCA		Commons
commons	image		Shuttle Columbia (STS-3) and Shuttle Carrier Aircraft take off from White Sands Northrup Strip (EC82-22205)		Commons