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Shuttle Carrier Aircraft 905 Final Flight from NASA Dryden

Shuttle Carrier Aircraft 905 Final Flight from NASA Dryden
NASA's modified Boeing 747 Space Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (SCA) No. 905 retracts its landing gear as it climbs into the clear blue sky after its last liftoff from Edwards Air Force Base.

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NASA’s modified Boeing 747 Space Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (SCA) No. 905 retracts its landing gear as it climbs into the clear blue sky after its last liftoff from Edwards Air Force Base. The 42-year-old converted jumbo jetliner landed at Ellington Airport in Houston where it will remain while where itsfuture use or retirement is considered.October 24, 2012
NASA / Carla Thomas
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