Space Shuttle Discovery hitched a ride on NASA's modified Boeing 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft for the flight from the Dryden Flight Research Center in California.
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Space Shuttle Discovery hitched a ride on NASA’s modified Boeing 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft for the flight from the Dryden Flight Research Center in California, to Kennedy Space Center, Florida, on August 19, 2005. The cross-country ferry flight to return Discovery to Florida after its landing in California will take two days, with stops at several intermediate points for refueling.August 19, 2005
NASA / Photo Lori Losey