<a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Shuttle_Down" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Shuttle_Down</a> .<p>The upgrade of the runway to support the Shuttle started in May 1986 (<a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.google.com&#x2F;newspapers?nid=2245&amp;dat=19860423&amp;id=bn0zAAAAIBAJ&amp;sjid=aTIHAAAAIBAJ&amp;pg=6565,6718694&amp;hl=en" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.google.com&#x2F;newspapers?nid=2245&amp;dat=19860423&amp;id=...</a> ) and ended by August 1987 (<a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.google.com&#x2F;newspapers?nid=860&amp;dat=19870817&amp;id=YPNYAAAAIBAJ&amp;sjid=H48DAAAAIBAJ&amp;pg=4240,4618788&amp;hl=en" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.google.com&#x2F;newspapers?nid=860&amp;dat=19870817&amp;id=Y...</a> ).