Space Shuttle Columbia (STS-3) once landed at the White Sands Space Harbor, New Mexico; this was viewed as a last resort as NASA scientists believed that the sand could potentially damage the Shuttle's exterior.
Space Shuttle Columbia (STS-3) jednom je također sletio u White Sands Space Harbor u Novom Meksiku, ali to se smatra posljednjom mogućom opcijom jer NASA-ini znanstvenici vjeruju da pustinjski pijesak može oštetiti Shuttleovu vanjštinu.