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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- At NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, shuttle Discovery is ushered into the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) from Orbiter Processing Facility-3 during a move known as "rollover." Once inside the VAB, the shuttle will be joined to its solid rocket boosters and external fuel tank. Later, Discovery will "roll out" to Launch Pad 39A for its launch to the International Space Station on the STS-133 mission. Targeted to liftoff Nov. 1, Discovery will take the Permanent Multipurpose Module (PMM) packed with supplies and critical spare parts, as well as Robonaut 2 (R2) to the station. Photo credit: NASA/Ben Cooper KSC-2010-5245
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – At the Shuttle Landing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the space shuttle Endeavour, mounted atop NASA's Shuttle Carrier Aircraft, or SCA, is ready to roll back from the mate-demate device. The SCA, a modified 747 jetliner, will fly Endeavour to Los Angeles where it will be placed on public display at the California Science Center. This is the final ferry flight scheduled in the Space Shuttle Program era. For more information on the shuttles' transition and retirement, visit http://www.nasa.gov/transition. Photo credit: NASA/ Kim Shiflett KSC-2012-5223
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – At NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, space shuttle Endeavour turns into Orbiter Processing Facility #2. Endeavour landed at 10:48 a.m. EDT, completing a journey of 6.5-million miles on the STS-127 mission. Umbilicals are still attached to purge the vehicle of any possible residual explosive or toxic fumes. Towing normally begins within four hours after landing and is completed within six hours unless removal of time-sensitive experiments is required on the runway. In the OPF, turnaround processing procedures on Endeavour will include various post-flight deservicing and maintenance functions, which are carried out in parallel with payload removal and the installation of equipment needed for the next mission. The STS-127 mission was the 29th flight to the station, the 23rd flight of Endeavour and the 71st landing at Kennedy. Photo credit: NASA/Jim Grossmann KSC-2009-4382
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Ground crewmen refuel and service a NASA 747 aircraft during a stopover at the base. The 747 is transporting the space shuttle Challenger to Cape Canaveral, Florida. An A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft is in the foreground
A ground crewman refuels a NASA 747 aircraft during a stopover at the base. The 747 is transporting the space shuttle Challenger to Cape Canaveral, Florida
A NASA 747 aircraft transporting the space shuttle Challenger to Cape Canaveral, Florida, after stopping at the base for refueling and minor maintenance
A NASA 747 aircraft is serviced on the flight line during a stopover at the base. The 747 is transporting the space shuttle Challenger to Cape Canaveral, Florida
A NASA 747 aircraft transporting the space shuttle Challenger prepares to take off for Cape Canaveral, Florida, after a refueling stop at the base
A NASA Boeing 747 carrier aircraft transporting the space shuttle orbiter Challenger approaches for a landing at the base for refueling. The shuttle is en route to Cape Canaveral, Florida
A NASA 747 aircraft transporting the space shuttle Challenger takes off for Cape Canaveral, Florida, after stopping at the base for refueling and minor maintenance
A NASA Boeing 747 carrier aircraft transporting the space shuttle orbiter Challenger taxis on the runway after landing at the base for refueling. The shuttle is en route to Cape Canaveral, Florida
A NASA Boeing 747 carrier aircraft transporting the space shuttle orbiter Challenger parked on the apron for refueling. The shuttle is en route to Cape Canaveral, Florida
Ground crewmen refuel and service a NASA 747 aircraft during a stopover at the base. The 747 is transporting the space shuttle Challenger to Cape Canaveral, Florida
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The original finding aid described this photograph as:
Base: Davis-Monthan Air Force Base
State: Arizona (AZ)
Country: United States Of America (USA)
Scene Camera Operator: SGT Kathy Chrisman
Release Status: Released to Public
Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files
- Space Shuttle Endeavour sits atop a NASA Boeing 747 near base ...
- Ground crewmen refuel and service a NASA 747 aircraft during a ...
- A NASA 747 aircraft transporting the space shuttle Challenger ...
- A NASA 747 aircraft transporting the space shuttle Challenger takes ...
- A NASA Boeing 747 carrier aircraft transporting the space shuttle ...
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- A NASA Boeing 747 carrier aircraft transporting the space shuttle ...
- The space shuttle Atlantis is piggy-backed on NASA's Boeing 747 ...
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Date
03/12/1985
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