Landing the space shuttle is no big deal
Jeff,
I once knew a little girl who was brought up in the poor neighborhood and she kept looking skyward. Her mother hardly had enough to make it week to week. They lived in my area where I had a store and the little girl frequented my store along with her little friends.
The true story goes that she would see the gliders flying above and wondered how they stayed aloft. Some day I'll fly up there she would say.
Where am I going? If a space shuttle is so easy to land if you know what you are doing, then why do they sometimes revert to landing in California, New Mexico, or Texas? Because they require exacting elements on hand to land such s flying machine. We all know this !
Working at a local pizza parlor, this little girl took glider lessons and then flying lessons and went on to a local community college. What an amazing gal and then she went on to receive many more aeronautical degrees thru scholarships and hard work.
The little girl will agree with me about the difficulty in landing the space shuttle because she did it numerous times. This little girls' name is Eileen Collins. One of the most magnificent women I know.
Lew