On 22/08/2010 2:47 PM, David Spain wrote:
Sylvia Else wrote:

Land somewhere else?

Sylvia.

Doesn't anyone sleep around here, or do you all live on the Left Coast or
Asia?

I'm in Australia. Mid Sunday afternoon here.


Droll Sylvia... Care to clue us in as to 'where' else is?
Central Park in Manhattan?

It appeared to me that a craft that returns by parachute and descends
pretty much vertically onto shock absorbing landing gear doesn't really
have much in the way of requirements for its landing area, beyond being
reasonably large, moderately flat, and devoid of significant obstacles.

There would have to be plenty of suitable places, including most of
Australia (might not be reachable from the particular orbit, but that's
another matter).

Sylvia.