The shuttle carrier aircraft and space shuttle Endeavour are towed toward the mate/demate device in the background. The device will be used to lift the shuttle from the top of the carrier. Image credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett Dec. 12, 2008
Date
12/15/08
Journey's Last Leg
With the large Vehicle Assem
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12/16/08
Description
With the large Vehicle Assembly Building in the distance, space shuttle Endeavour nears the Orbiter Processing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Visible on Endeavour is the tail cone that covers and protected the main engines during the ferry flight from California. Image credit: NASA/Jack Pfaller Dec. 13, 2008
Date
12/16/08
Discovery Comes Home
The Boeing 747 Shuttle Carri
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9/22/09
Description
The Boeing 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft, with space shuttle Discovery on top, is towed from the Shuttle Landing Facility's runway 33 at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida after touching down on Sept. 21 at 12:05 p.m. EDT. The two-day return flight from Edwards Air Force Base in California began at 9:20 a.m. EDT Sept. 20. After three fueling stops that included an overnight stay in Louisiana, the piggybacked shuttle had to navigate through a line of showers across Louisiana and around Kennedy. Discovery had landed at Edwards Sept. 11 after the 13-day STS-128 mission to the International Space Station. Landings at Kennedy were waved off on two days due to inclement weather, leading to the landing at Edwards. Image credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett Sept. 21, 2009
Date
9/22/09
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