for some reason I think one is in scotland at some raf base?
I don't recall myself, but you're probably right: they have rarely done polar orbit launches in which the shuttle takes off...um, pretty much straight up the east coast of the US. Scotland would be appropriate in that case.
468 posted on 02/02/2003 4:28:57 PM PST by alancarp
(hindsight is 20/20, but useless at a funeral)