Space Shuttles |
Space Shuttle Enterprise OV-101 was used for five test flights of the last phases of the approach to landing at Edwards Air Force Base from August 12, 1977 to October 26, 1977. It was often displayed at the Edwards Air Force Base open house in the early 1980s. It is now on display at the Intrepid Museum, New York City.
Space Shuttle Columbia OV-102 was the first operational orbiter. It was delivered to NASA from Edwards Air Force Base on March 20, 1979. Its first mision was STS-1 which took off on April 12, 1981 from the Kennedy Space Center and landed on April 14, 1981 at Edwards Air Force Base. It conducted 27 successful mission before it broke up during re-entry at the conclusion of STS-107 on February 1, 2003.
Space Shuttle Challenger OV-099 was the second operational orbiter. It began as a structural test article before being converted to a fligh vehicle. It was delivered to NASA from Edwards Air Force Base on July 4, 1982. Its first mision was STS-6 which took off on April 4, 1983 from the Kennedy Space Center and landed on April 9, 1983 at Edwards Air Force Base. It conducted nine successful mission before it was destroyed in an explosion during launch of STS-51-L on January 28, 1986.
Space Shuttle Discovery OV-103 was the third operational orbiter. It flew 39 missions. It was delivered to NASA from Edwards Air Force Base on Noember 9, 1984. Its first mision was STS-41-D which took off on August 30, 1984 from the Kennedy Space Center and landed on September 5, 1984 at Edwards Air Force Base. Its final mission was STS-133 which was launched from the Kennedy Space Center on February 24, 2011 and landed at the Kennedy Space Center on March 9, 2011. It is now on display at the National Air and Space Museum, Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center.
Space Shuttle Atlantis OV-104 was the fourth operational orbiter. It flew 33 missions. It was delivered to NASA from Edwards Air Force Base on Noember 9, 1984. Its first flight was STS-51-J which was launched from the Kennedy Space Center on October 3, 1985 and landed at Edwards Air Force Base on October 7, 1985. Its final mission was STS-135 which was launched from the Kennedy Space Center on July 8, 2011 and landed at the Kennedy Space Center on July 21, 2011. It was the final Space Shuttle mission. It is now on display at the Kennedy Space Center.
Space Shuttle Endeavour OV-105 was the fifth operational orbiter, built to replace Challenger OV-099. It flew 25 missions. It was delivered to NASA from Air Force Plant 42 in Palmdale on May 2, 1991. Its first flight was STS-49 which was launched from the Kennedy Space Center on October 3, 1985 and landed at Edwards Air Force Base on May 13, 1992. Its final mission was STS-134 which was launched from the Kennedy Space Center on May 16, 2011 and landed at the Kennedy Space Center on June 1, 2011. It is now on display at the California Science Center in Los Angeles.
Space Shuttle Buran was the Soviet conmpetitor to the North American Rockwell Space Shuttles. It made one unmanned orbital flight on November 15, 1988. It was displayed at the Paris Airshow in June 1989 mounted on the back of the Antonov An-225 Mriya. It was destroyed when the building it was stored in collapsed.
STS-42 Landing at Edwards AFB, January 30, 1992: The Space Shuttle Discovery landed at Edwards AFB at the conclusion of STS-42.
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A dozen photos of 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft. Events depicted include:
747-SCA N905NA/Enterprise Approach and Landing Test 1 take-off on August 12, 1977.
747-SCA N905NA/Enterprise Approach and Landing Test 4 take-off on October 12, 1977.
747-SCA N905NA/Columbia delivery take-off on March 20, 1979.
747-SCA N905NA/Challenger static and departure take-off on July 4, 1982.
747-SCA N911NA/Endeavor delivery take-off from Palmdale on May 2, 1991.
747-SCA N905NA/Columbia landing at Palmdale on September 25, 1999.
747-SCA N905NA/Discovery take-off on November 2, 2000.
747-SCA N905NA/Atlantis take-off on July 1, 2007.
747-SCA N911NA/Endeavor take-off on December 10, 2008.
747-SCA N911NA/Discovery take-off on September 20, 2009.
747-SCA N905NA/Endeavor flyover at LAX, September 21, 2012.
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Bad weather caused the Space shuttle Endeavour to divert to Edwards Air Force Base at the conclusion of STS-126 on November 30, 2007. Following servicing in the Mate/Demate Device, it departed from Edwards on the back of 747 Carrier Aircraft N911NA on December 10.
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A dozen photographs of the Space Shuttle Discovery at Edwards Air Force Base. Bad weather at the Kennedy Space Center caused the Space shuttle Discovery to divert to Edwards Air Force Base at the conclusion of mission STS-128 on September 11, 2009. Following servicing in the Mate/Demate Device, it departed from Edwards on the back of 747 Carrier Aircraft N911NA on September 20.
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A dozen photos of Space Shuttle Endeavour's Final Flights. Boeing 747-Shuttle Carrier Aircraft N905NA and Space Shuttle Endeavour arrived at Edwards Air Force Base from Biggs Army Airfield on September 20, 2012. The pair were placed on static display at the NASA Dryden Flight Research Center that afternoon. The 747/Shuttle stack departed from Edwards Air Force Base on the morning of September 21. It toured California and several landmarks in the LA Basin. It made two low passes over Los Angeles International Airport before making its final landing. The 747-SCA was flown to Edwards Air Force Base on September 24 where it was retired. The Endeavour ison display at the California Science Center.
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