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Old September 13th 08, 03:08 AM posted to sci.space.shuttle,sci.space.station
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Default JSC *seriously* threatened by Hurricane Ike?

OM wrote:
...A few of my OMBloggers have reported that the Houston news stations
are reporting that JSC is *seriously* in danger of being flooded by


http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=e...,0.300407&z=12
(hopefully that gets the right map).

It is between Highway 45 and the small town of Seabrook. It is at the
end of a small bay off Galveston Bay.

Looking at the satellite views, it surprises me that NASA wouldn't be
pushing for more public transportation. There are a LOT of parked cars
around the centre.

From a press release:
##
The International Space Station Flight Control Room at Mission Control
in Houston was shut down Thursday morning. Station flight control
continued through backup teams located near Austin, Texas and
Huntsville, Ala.
##


The page that gives NASA employees some information:
http://www.nasa.gov/offices/eoc/home/index.html



I take it that facilities have been built to widthstand hurricanes ?
 




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