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Photo ID: 2163878
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OV-105 (cn OV-105) Space Shuttle Endeavour passes in front of Shuttle Carrier Aircraft N905NA mothership. They will be mated for the ferry flight to LAX. |
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Photo ID: 2161796
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N905NA (cn 20107/86) After three days of delay, Space Shuttle Endeavour finally leaves her Kennedy Space Center homeport for the last time. SCA is seen rotating off Runway 15 at the 10000 foot mark under early morning cloudy skies. |
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Photo ID: 2161795
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N905NA (cn 20107/86) Endeavour heading away after making a low pass...next stop, Houston! |
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Photo ID: 2161794
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N905NA (cn 20107/86) Space Shuttle Endeavour with 747 carrier moves back to the Mate/Demate Device for thunderstorm protection, which is predicted for later in the day. 10mm super wide angle shot. |
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Photo ID: 2161064
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Photo ID: 2161063
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N905NA (cn 20107/86) The Shuttle Carrier Aircraft with Endeavour on board just backed out from the Mate/Demate Device. Workers on the lift are in the process of removing windshield covers from the orbiter. |
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Photo ID: 2103069
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N905NA / 376 (cn 20107/86) P&W JT9D-7J turbofans on the SCA. First high bypass ratio jet engine for a widebody aircraft and flew on the original 747-100 series. This aircraft is more than 41 years old and still in pristine shape due to the excellent attention to detail at NASA. Anybody want to buy a low hour,low cycles 747 classic albeit with some "special" modification? No..Iran need not apply. |
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Photo ID: 2099058
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OV-103 (cn OV-103) Space shuttle "Discovery" get a visit from "NASA helo1" as she sits on Shuttle Carrier Aircraft N905NA. She has just exited the demate device and is crew has begun the preparations for her big ferry flight to the Smithsonian at sunrise tomorrow. All three vehicles are vintage being atleast 40 year old designs! The "go ahead" to build the "cheap" shuttle was given in 1972 by Nixon hence her design age. |
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Photo ID: 2093927
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N905NA / 376 (cn 20107/86) Before the millions of people got to see Discovery's final ride, the day started here on this corner of the ramp at KSC. It is 0500H and the crew is in the last stages of the preflight. The last bags are taken from the flight crew vehicle. She is already powered up. Across the ramp, the pathfinder DC-9 and the photo chase T-38 are being preflighted. As you can see this was probably the only part of the day that the crew were left to themselves (except for my camera). The calm before the storm! |
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Photo ID: 2093363
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N905NA / 376 (cn 20107/86) Approx. 0655H EDT, shuttle carrier aircraft 905 rolled on 15 and rotated with Discovery one last time (#39 for her on 905). Here, the world largest biplane is climbing with the T-38 photo chase taking the photos (almost a triplane!). The sun was at the horizon behind a large cloud hence this similar lighting to civil twilight. If i had control, i would have held her on the runway until the sun cleared. |
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Photo ID: 2070926
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OV-103 (cn OV-103) TOUCHDOWN! The Shuttle Discovery is home for the last time, ending mission STS-133 and heading for the Smithsonian. It would mark the final daytime landing of the space shuttle program. |
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Photo ID: 2069132
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90-26228 (cn 70-1556) 4 Pavehawks from the 920th RQW (Patrick Air Force Base) are on standby at KSC for shuttle takeoffs and landings. This is the last one to leave the Shuttle Landing Facility and three crew members have their cameras out taking pictures of "Atlantis" which is stopped on the runway after the final mission. They have been present since the start of the shuttle program to clear the range and stand by in the event of a mishap. The 920th RQW uses HC-130P/N King refueling aircraft and HH-60G Pave Hawks. |
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Photo ID: 2060105
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90-26232 / FL (cn 70-1559) A few years ago this bird and unit was in Afghanistan fighting the war and today she is flying by the space shuttle after providing the rescue support for the final landing of the space shuttle era. The crew has caneras out because they are all taking pictures of the shuttle that is parked behind me on the runway. The 920th, based out of Patrick Air Force Base are also tasked with supporting NASA ops. |
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Photo ID: 1976712
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OV-104 (cn OV-104) First sunrise on Earth for Atlantis not long after landing at 05:57:54 EDT. The support vehicles are all hooked up and running the onboard systems. The astros have been taken off and the support staff take the opportunity to mill around the orbiter for one last time on the runway. There were a lot more people on the runway as per past landings to welcome her and celebrate the final landing of the STS program. |
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Photo ID: 1955054
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OV-104 (cn OV-104) At 5:57 am EDT, after 13 days and 200 orbits around earth, Space Shuttle Atlantis completes mission STS-135 thus ending America’s 30-year Space Shuttle program. Since STS-1 in 1981, 355 individuals from 16 countries flew 852 times aboard five Space Shuttles. Together, they traveled more than 542 million miles. I feel privileged to have taken part in her last two missions. Farewell Space Shuttle… [1/160 sec, f/2.8, ISO 3200] |
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