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Shuttle Carrier Aircraft

Shuttle Carrier Aircraft
NASA's two modified 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft were captured by photographer Carla Thomas as they flew in formation for the first time ever over Rogers Dry Lake at Edwards Air Force Base. NASA Dryden Flight Research Center's complex of buildings can be seen on the edge of the lakebed immediately below NASA 911.

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NASA’s two modified 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft were captured by photographer Carla Thomas as they flew in formation for the first time ever over Rogers Dry Lake at Edwards Air Force Base. NASA Dryden Flight Research Center’s complex of buildings can be seen on the edge of the lakebed immediately below NASA 911.August 2, 2011
NASA Photo / Carla Thomas