Discovery returns to KSC on the back of a Shuttle Carrier Aircraft

[KSC-00PP-1643]

  • Photo Number: KSC-00PP-1643

  • Release Date: 03-Nov-2000

    • Description: After landing at the Shuttle Landing Facility (SLF), the Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (SCA), with its unique cargo – Discovery – on top, is towed to the mate/demate device at the SLF. Discovery will be lifted off the SCA and transported to the Orbiter Processing Facility bay 1. There it will undergo preparations for its next launch, STS-102, scheduled for February 2001.

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