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STS-128 Discovery Awaits Takeoff at Dawn
STS-128 Discovery Awaits Takeoff at Dawn

NASA’s modified Boeing 747 carrying the space shuttle Discovery taxis toward the runway at Edwards Air Force Base in Southern…

STS-128 Discovery
STS-128 Discovery

Space shuttle Discovery and the 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft lift off from Edwards Air Force Base early in the morning…

STS-128 Discovery Awaits the 747 SCA
STS-128 Discovery Awaits the 747 SCA

Space Shuttle Discovery hoisted 60 feet above ground in the Mate-DeMate gantry at NASA Dryden Flight Research Center.

STS-128 Discovery at the Mate-Demate Device
STS-128 Discovery at the Mate-Demate Device

Space shuttle Discovery was carefully placed atop the Boeing 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft during mating operations in preparation for its…

STS-128 Discovery Prepares for Ferry Flight
STS-128 Discovery Prepares for Ferry Flight

Discovery was being prepared for its ferry flight back to the Kennedy Space Center in the Mate-Demate Device at NASA’s…

STS-128 Discovery with Aerodynamic Tail Cone
STS-128 Discovery with Aerodynamic Tail Cone

The tail cone that improves the aerodynamics of the space shuttle for its cross-country ferry flight is positioned aft of…

Map of Jovian Moon Io
Map of Jovian Moon Io

This basemap of Jupiter’s moon Io was produced by combining the best images from both the Voyager 1 and Galileo…

STS-128 Discovery – Tail Cone Installation
STS-128 Discovery – Tail Cone Installation

The tail cone that improves the aerodynamics of the space shuttle for its cross-country ferry flight is positioned aft of…

STS-128 Discovery at MDD with Ground Support Equipment
STS-128 Discovery at MDD with Ground Support Equipment

Space Shuttle Discovery is surrounded by the Mate-DeMate Device gantry and ground support equipment at NASA’s Dryden Flight Research Center…

STS-128 Discovery Gets Prepped for Ferry Flight
STS-128 Discovery Gets Prepped for Ferry Flight

Space Shuttle Discovery, mounted on leveling jacks, is surrounded by work platforms while undergoing servicing and preparations at NASA’s Dryden…