STS-114: Mission Complete
September 7, 2005
The 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 it's landing in California will take two days, with stops at several intermediate points for refueling. (NASA photo by Lori Losey)
Topics:
Shuttle Carrier Aircraft, Edwards Air Force Base, Space Shuttle, Department of Defense Manned Space Flight Support Office, Fitzhugh L. Fulton, STS-1, Dryden Flight Research Center, Disaster Accident, National Aeronautics and Space Administration
