"Dr J R Stockton" wrote in message
nvalid...
In sci.space.policy message ,
Mon, 8 Jun 2009 10:24:06, Jeff Findley
posted:

I did say having only one pad is a "nuisance". It's possible to live with
one, but then you don't have a backup. I'll agree that it's very unlikely
that you'd *need* the second launch pad, but then you don't plan on using
backup hardware unless something goes terribly wrong with the primary
hardware, do you?

In the last half-century or so, has a major hurricane, tornado, etc.
ever scored a direct hit on KSC? What are the odds, allowing for
climate trends, for the next half-century? AIUI, there's NO back-up
VAB.

I believe the one that hit a few years ago (4-5?) would qualify as a direct
hit. The VAB definitely took some damage.


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Greg Moore
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