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Space Shuttle Discovery Atop Carrier Aircraft by National Geographic

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National Geographic National Geographic
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0.39 Gigapixels
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1040
Date added
April 18, 2012
Date taken
April 17, 2012
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astrophotography, photojournalism
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The space shuttle Discovery rests atop the Boeing-747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (SCA) just hours after landing at Dulles International Airport. This particular aircraft was the first ever to transport a shuttle, after being converted from a passenger plane for American Airlines in the early 1970s. It has ferried the space shuttle over 200 times.

Photographer: Jon Brack
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