Honey, it's raining space shuttles!

[c9]

Fascinating map from Popular Mechanics. The red lines indicate the no-fly zones which could trigger a control-room destruction of the shuttle during launch. Please note the location of PEI, Nova Scotia, and Newfoundland!



I presume it's due to population density for Newfoundland and much of Nova Scotia, but Prince Edward Island is actually Canada's densest province, so not sure on that one. Maybe they just hated Anne of Green Gables.

(I know the dotted line should protect the Maritime provinces, but it's just a cute (horrifying) situation to consider.)

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[primary-suspect.livejournal.com]

Interesting... Although the article says after 2 minutes the solid rocket boosters drop away with the self-destruct charges so at least they can't remotely blow up the shuttle at that point. Maybe I still will apply on May 22nd: http://www.space.gc.ca/asc/eng/astronauts/default.asp