I am glad he got away. 40 mile no fly zone. Idiotic. Shuttle program.
Expensive idiocy.


"Dave S" wrote in message
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http://www.cnn.com/2005/TECH/space/0...ane/index.html

Small plane enters shuttle no-fly zone
Pilot disappears after being forced to land

From Mike Mount
CNN Washington Bureau
Friday, July 29, 2005; Posted: 6:53 a.m. EDT (10:53 GMT)

A small plane came within 20 miles of Discovery's launch pad three minutes
before liftoff Tuesday.


WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The pilot of a small plane that penetrated the no-fly
zone around Kennedy Space Center shortly before the space shuttle's launch
Tuesday disappeared after being forced to land, Air Force officials said.

The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating, the officials said
Thursday.....

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