1. Shannon Airport was an ’emergency landing’ spot for the Space Shuttle if multiple engines failed  The Journal
  2. NASA wanted to use Shannon as emergency landing zone  RTE.ie
  3. State Papers: Nasa wanted to use Shannon Airport as a landing site for the space shuttle  Irish Examiner
  4. State Papers: Shannon Airport was once proposed as an emergency landing site for NASA’s Space Shuttle  The Irish Independent
  5. US officials requested Shannon Airport as Nasa space shuttle’s emergency landing site  The Irish Times