ORBITER COLUMBIA ARRIVING PIGGY-BACK ON ITS 747 CARRIER AIRCRAFT

[KSC-79PC-0052]

  • Photo Number: KSC-79PC-0052

  • Release Date: 24-Mar-1979

  • Keywords: COLUMBIA (ORBITER),SCA,T-38 AIRCRAFT,LANDING
    • Description: The Space Shuttle Orbiter riding piggy-back on its 747 carrier aircraft nears the end of its 2,400 mile ferry flight from Dryden Flight Research Center in California.

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    Slide GIF 162 156 36393
    Low GIF 301 240 102944
    Medium JPEG 963 768 120344
    High JPEG 2322 1852 1242271

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