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EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – (ED09-0253-114) NASA’s modified Boeing 747 carrying the space shuttle Discovery taxis toward the runway at Edwards Air Force Base in Southern California shortly before dawn on Sept. 20, 2009 prior to taking off on their two-day ferry flight to the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Discovery had landed at Edwards Sept. 11 after the almost 14-day mission STS-128 to the International Space Station. The shuttle delivered more than 7 tons of supplies, science racks and equipment, as well as additional environmental hardware to sustain six crew members on the International Space Station. NASA photo /Jim Ross