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N911NA (cn 20781/221) Touchdown! Space Shuttle Atlantis returns from Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., atop one of NASA's two 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft completing STS-125, the final shuttle mission to the Hubble Space Telescope. |
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Photo ID: 1563363
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OV-105 (cn OV-105) "Endeavour" glides to Earth and is above the runway around the 1500 ft mark at NASA-KSC. Commander Mark Polansky and Pilot Doug Hurley (USMC) had main gear touchdown at 10:48:08 a.m. EDT, nose gear touchdown 10:48:21 a.m. EDT, and wheels stop at 10:49:13 a.m. EDT for a flawless landing. "Roger wheels stopped, Endeavour. Welcome home," was the response from Mission Control. |
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Photo ID: 1555332
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161723 / 7 The Blue Angels brought in two 2 seaters to break in the new guys. |
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Photo ID: 1532435
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Photo ID: 1507759
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OV-103 (cn OV-103) "Discovery" returns to Earth after the STS-119 mission to the ISS. Discovery’s main landing gear touched down at 15:13:17 EDT, followed by the nose gear at 15:13:40 EDT. The shuttle’s wheels stopped at 15:14:45 EDT, bringing the mission’s elapsed time to 12 days, 19 hours, 29 minutes, 33 seconds. Discovery traveled 5,304,140 miles during its journey. This sight and sound of the two sonic booms that herald the immenient arrival of the orbiter will soon be history. She may have as little as 2 more flights! |
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Photo ID: 1489157
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OV-105 (cn OV-105) "Endeavour" on the last few hundred meters of her coast to coast piggygback ride. As you can see clearly, the fuselage surfaces of the orbiter and the 747 show a very different appearence. The effects of space flight can be vividly seen on the orbiter while the 747 shows such a polished,clean mirror look. |
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Photo ID: 1472793
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N104RB (cn 583A-5302) The pilot and ground crew carry out the engine start with hand signals to communicate the status. |
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Photo ID: 1457444
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164763 (cn 382-5258) "Fat Albert" rests after his demo routine. He is sitting on the tow road which is used by the Space Shuttle Orbiter to return to its hangar after space flight. In the distance, on the right, is the NASA Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) and the tow road leads to that area. |
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Photo ID: 1452209
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Photo ID: 1450118
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N911NA (cn 20781/221) How would you like to be the tow tug driver for this $2.4 billion + rig? The SCA + OV-105 "Endeavour" awaits to be towed into the special Mate/Demate Device that will be used to lift the orbiter off the back of the SCA. Once the orbiter is lifted up, the SCA will be towed back out and then the orbiter will be lowered to the ground. |
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Photo ID: 1444370
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Photo ID: 1443468
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164763 (cn 382-5258) Fat Albert Airlines probably has one of the coolest takeoffs for an airline! They always leave the airfield with a a very sharp pitch up at rotation that is followed by nose down at the top of the arc (pulling +ve and -ve Gs). It is certainly a great way to start a flight. Here she is climbing out after the pitch up at rotation. |
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Photo ID: 1443227
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164763 (cn 382-5258) The "Fat Albert" cockpit complete with hula dancer doll mounted on top of dash for good luck ( She stayed there throughout the demo and the bird pulled -2.4/+1.1 G). The ship is sitting on a ramp at the NASA Shuttle Landing Facility awaiting her turn for the demo. The rest of the Blue Angels are parked off to the right. |
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Photo ID: 1292777
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The control tower at the NASA Shuttle Landing Facility awaits the return of the orbiter "Discovery" from the Heavens today. |
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Photo ID: 1292215
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OV-103 (cn OV-103) "Discovery" rolls the last few hundred yards to a full wheel stop at 1:01:18 p.m. EST at the end of a 6.2 million mile mission spanning 15 days, 2 hours, 23 minutes. STS-120 added a key component to the ISS. Welcome home to Florida! |
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