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N905NA (cn 20107/86) Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (SCA) with Space Shuttle Columbia on board lifts off of the Skid Strip at Cape Canaveral AFS. It is making a short 10 mile hop to the Kennedy Space Center (KSC), completing its trip from Palmdale, California. SCA N911NA, seen in the foreground, brought Space Shuttle Atlantis back to KSC from Edwards in California a day earlier. It is parked here to make room at KSC for Columbia.
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A visitor from Sweden posted Wed March 5, 2008:
Hehe, I had a plane similar to the one in the air for LEGO. Great Pic!

A visitor from United Kingdom posted Wed October 31, 2007:
I never again in terms of aircraft piggy backing and shuttle, this is Colombio on top, the one dat tragedly crashed in 2003

A visitor from Romania posted Fri February 23, 2007:
Love is in the air...

A visitor from Germany posted Mon February 5, 2007:
Simply great! Very nice shot...

A visitor from Brazil posted Wed July 19, 2006:
Amazing

A visitor from United Kingdom posted Wed June 7, 2006:
What position is that?

A visitor from United Kingdom posted Wed June 7, 2006:
Now thats how they make baby planes, didn't know that.

A visitor from Canada posted Tue January 31, 2006:
Big piggyback on final!!

A visitor from United States posted Mon September 26, 2005:
Exceptional, it gives good detail of all the modifications made to the carrier that’s not seen when it’s in action.

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