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[i]NASA estimates it would take about 19 C-17/C-5 aircraft sorties, a significant Navy sealift operation, and 450 NASA and contractor personnel to complete the turnaround. Not all of these personnel would be on site at any one time. In addition to these personnel, another 150 to 200 DOD personnel may be required to put in place a “bare-base” operation consisting of portable general-purpose shelters, latrines, a kitchen, aircraft hangars and other support equipment if the TAL site does not have adequate facilities to support such a large team.Payloads and/or airborne support equipment will remain onboard the orbiter for the flight back to Kennedy Space Center unless the capability of the shuttle carrier aircraft, landing site location or other requirements dictate otherwise.[/i]
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