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Old 07-02-2013, 03:45 PM
vaztr (Andrew)
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Another 'space' related Sydney airport fact.

The 'long' runway at Sydney was part paid for by NASA so that the Space Shuttle could use it in an emergency. I believe it is the only runway in the southern hemisphere that is able to handle a 'runaway' shuttle.

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