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Desert Layover for Shuttle Discovery
Desert Layover for Shuttle Discovery

Space shuttle Discovery is parked within the Mate-Demate Device gantry at NASA's Dryden Flight Research Cener prior to beginning turnaround…

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STS-128

Space shuttle Discovery and its modified 747 carrier aircraft lift off from Edwards Air Force Base early in the morning…

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STS-128

NASA's modified 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft with the shuttle Discovery securely mounted on top soars into the morning sky after…

STS-128 Discovery Awaits Takeoff at Dawn
STS-128 Discovery Awaits Takeoff at Dawn

NASA's modified Boeing 747 carrying the space shuttle Discovery taxis toward the runway at Edwards Air Force Base in Southern…

STS-128 Discovery
STS-128 Discovery

Space shuttle Discovery and the 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft lift off from Edwards Air Force Base early in the morning…

STS-128 Discovery Awaits the 747 SCA
STS-128 Discovery Awaits the 747 SCA

Space Shuttle Discovery hoisted 60 feet above ground in the Mate-DeMate gantry at NASA Dryden Flight Research Center.

STS-128 Discovery at the Mate-Demate Device
STS-128 Discovery at the Mate-Demate Device

Space shuttle Discovery was carefully placed atop the Boeing 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft during mating operations in preparation for its…

STS-128 Discovery Prepares for Ferry Flight
STS-128 Discovery Prepares for Ferry Flight

Discovery was being prepared for its ferry flight back to the Kennedy Space Center in the Mate-Demate Device at NASA's…

STS-128 Discovery with Aerodynamic Tail Cone
STS-128 Discovery with Aerodynamic Tail Cone

The tail cone that improves the aerodynamics of the space shuttle for its cross-country ferry flight is positioned aft of…

Map of Jovian Moon Io
Map of Jovian Moon Io

This basemap of Jupiter's moon Io was produced by combining the best images from both the Voyager 1 and Galileo…