answersLogoWhite

0

Nope.

Yuma doesn't have suitable facilities that could have supported the Space Shuttle, and there was no point to building any when they already had backup sites at Vandenberg to the west in California, and White Sands to the east in New Mexico.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_space_shuttle_landing_sites

User Avatar

Wiki User

11y ago

What else can I help you with?

Related Questions

What is name of first indian space shuttle which landed in the moon?

No Indian Space Shuttle has ever landed on the moon. The only country that has ever physically landed on the moon is the United States.


What was the last space shuttle ever built?

Space Shuttle Endeavour was the final Space Shuttle built. It was built to replace Space Shuttle Challenger.


What was the first space shuttle on the moon called?

Space Shuttles are designed only for Earth orbiting missions and none has ever gone to the moon. The first manned space craft to reach the moon (in 1969) was an Apollo program Lunar Lander called Eagle.


What was the first space shuttle to land on jupiter?

No space shuttle has ever been to Jupiter


When has a space shuttle ever hit a satellite?

A space shuttle has never hit a satellite.


What was the 2nd space shuttle in space?

Second space shuttle in space was Challenger, but second space shuttle ever was Enterprise, what was made for testing in atmosphere.


What is the name of the space shuttle failed to reach mars?

No space shuttle has ever been on a mission to Mars.


What was the first space shuttle ever built?

The first space shuttle ever built was the Space Shuttle Enterprise. It was constructed as a prototype and test vehicle and never flew into space. Enterprise was used for approach and landing tests before the operational shuttle flights began with Columbia.


Did the space shuttle ever land on the moon?

No. The space shuttle is built for low Earth orbit, not moon landings.


Did a shuttle ever land in Atlanta?

no. at least not a shuttle by itself. There may have been a stopover of a shuttle on top of the 747 shuttle carrier at some point, but I don't have any way of checking that. Shuttles have landed at Kennedy Space Center, Edwards Air Force Base (California), and White Sands, New Mexico.


Has a space vehicle ever been on mercury's surface?

No space probe has ever landed on Mercury.


What is the highest horsepower ever recorded?

The highest horsepower ever recorded came from the blastoff of the space shuttle. The space shuttle created more than 60,000 horsepower.