Media Information

 
 
 
Collection:
NASA Dryden Flight Research Center Collection
Title:
NASA space shuttle Columbia hitched a ride on a special 747 carrier aircraft for the flight from Palmdale, California, to Kennedy Space Center, Florida, on March 1, 2001.
Description:
NASA space shuttle Columbia hitched a ride on a special 747 carrier aircraft for the flight from Palmdale, California, to Kennedy Space Center, Florida, on March 1, 2001.

A half hour behind Columbia's takeoff, the shuttle Atlantis departed the NASA Dryden Flight Research Center at Edwards Air Force Base, California, also bound for Kennedy Space Center.
Photo Date:
March 1, 2001
NASA Photo by:
Jim Ross
facet_what:
Boeing 747
facet_what:
Space Shuttle Orbiter
facet_what:
Columbia
facet_where:
California
facet_where:
Edwards Air Force Base
facet_where:
Florida
facet_where:
Dryden Flight Research Center (DFRC)
facet_where:
Kennedy Space Center (KSC)
facet_when:
March 1, 2001
facet_when_year:
2001
Photo Number:
EC01-0055-1
UID:
SPD-DRYDEN-EC01-0055 -1
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