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Old 13th May 2015, 12:47
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NorthSouth
 
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Kennedy Space Center has restricted airspace out over the sea to a radius of 35nm. It's closed to all traffic at Launch -3hrs and Recovery -3.5hrs, SFC to UNLIMITED.

Spaceplanes obviously have different profiles and the effects of a launch at Prestwick would depend on where the spaceplane separates from the mothership, and at what height. But I imagine the recovery would require closure over a very wide area.
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