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Shuttle Landing Facility

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What's next for the former Shuttle Landing Facility?

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The future of the former space shuttle landing facility

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PA44 KTTS Low Pass (Shuttle Landing Facility)

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NASA Shuttle Landing Facility

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Low approach to Shuttle Landing Facility

The Shuttle Landing Facility (SLF) is an airport located on Merritt Island in Brevard County, Florida, USA. It is a part of the John F. Kennedy Space Center (KSC), and was used by NASA's Space Shuttle for landing until the program's end in 2011. It was also used for takeoffs and landings for NASA training jets such as the Shuttle Carrier Aircraft and for civilian aircraft.
  • Facilities 

  • Space Shuttle 

  • Boeing X-37B 

  • Project Morpheus testing 

  • Commercial use