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The government of Canada and the Government of the United States have entered into
an agreement whereby Transport Canada staff monitor NASA Space Shuttle launches where
the NASA Space Shuttle may be required to complete an emergency landing or a crew
bailout within the confines of Canadian territory or international waters bordering
Canadian Territory.
Transport Canada has developed a contingency plan, TP 12952E,
which outlines the procedures which will be followed in the event of an actual
emergency landing or crew bailout of the NASA Space Shuttle.
The contingency plan has been coordinated with the various components of Transport
Canada, the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade, the Department of
National Defence, the Department of Justice, the Embassy of the United States of
America (Ottawa), the United States Department of State and the National Aeronautics
and Space Administration of the United States of America.
This contingency plan details the specific responsibilities and obligations of all
parties involved in the monitoring of launches and the response to a declared emergency
and is intended to amplify the "Exchange
of Diplomatic Notes" between the Embassy of the United States of America and
the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade.
Sites currently covered by the agreement are:
- Gander International Airport, Gander, Nfld.;
- Halifax International Airport, N.S.;
- St. John's Airport, St. John's, Nfld.;
- Stephenville Airport, Stephenville, Nfld; and
- CFB Goose Bay, Goose Bay, Labrador.
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