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‘Thanks for the Lift’: 40 Years Since Enterprise Took Free-Flight

‘Magic Carpet Ride’: 40 Years Since Enterprise Took the Space Shuttle to Altitude (Part 2)

‘In a Real Flight Environment’: 40 Years Since Enterprise Took the Space Shuttle to Altitude (Part 1)

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  • Space shuttle Endeavour, riding atop NASA's 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft, takes to the skies on her final flight. Photo Credit: Mike Killian / Zero-G News and AmericaSpace

    PHOTO FEATURE: Endeavour Takes To The Skies On Historic Cross-Country Journey

    by Mike Killian September 19, 2012, 4:05 pm

  • NASA's retired space shuttle Endeavour atop a modified Boeing 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft, ready for a final flight to California Tuesday morning. Photo Credit: Mike Killian / Zero-G News and AmericaSpace

    Shuttle Endeavour Ready To Fly One Final Time Tuesday Morning

    by Mike Killian September 16, 2012, 4:55 pm

  • Endeavour, raised roughly 60-feet in the air, ready to be mated to NASA's 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft Friday afternoon. Photo Credit: Mike Killian / Zero-G News and AmericaSpace

    PHOTO FEATURE: Endeavour Ready For Historic Final Flight Next Monday

    by Mike Killian September 14, 2012, 6:58 pm

  • NASA's 747 being prepared for the move into the 'mate de-mate' device. Photo Credit Julian Leek / Blue Sawtooth Studios

    Meet NASA’s 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft, NASA 905

    by Mike Killian September 12, 2012, 9:48 pm

  • Space Shuttle Endeavour atop launch pad 39A at Kennedy Space Center, 24 hours before her final launch on STS-134. Photo Credit: Mike Killian for ARES Institute and AmericaSpace

    California Science Center Announces Plans For Shuttle Endeavour’s Arrival This Fall

    by Mike Killian August 9, 2012, 4:35 am

  • Space shuttle Discovery on permanent public display as the centerpiece of the national collection at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center. Photo Credit: Mark Usciak

    PHOTO FEATURE: Smithsonian Welcomes Shuttle Discovery To The National Collection

    by Mike Killian April 20, 2012, 5:07 pm

  • VIDEO FEATURE: Discovery’s Final Departure From KSC

    by Mike Killian April 19, 2012, 9:04 am

  • Discovery arriving in Washington D.C. earlier today. Photo Credit: Mark Usciak

    Photo Feature: Space Shuttle Discovery Arrives In Washington D.C.

    by Mike Killian April 17, 2012, 4:52 pm

  • Space shuttle Discovery flying 'piggyback' atop a NASA 747 shuttle carrier aircraft, departing KSC this morning on her final flight, a one-way trip to the Smithsonian. Photo Credit: Mike Killian

    Photo Feature: Discovery’s Final Flight, Sunrise Departure From Kennedy Space Center

    by Mike Killian April 17, 2012, 3:03 pm

  • NASA astronaut Nicole Stott poses for a photo in front of space shuttle Discovery. Nicole flew as a mission specialist on Discovery last mission, STS-133, and will be at Kennedy Space Center to see the orbiter off on its final flight April 17th; a one-way trip from KSC to the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum. Photo Credit: Mike Killian

    Discovery Ready For Smithsonian, Interview With STS-133 Astronaut Nicole Stott

    by Mike Killian April 16, 2012, 8:13 pm

  • Space shuttle Discovery ready to be mated to NASA's modified 747 shuttle carrier aircraft earlier today. Weather permitting, Discovery will be flown from Kennedy Space Center to Dulles International Airport tuesday morning to go on permanent public display as a museum piece at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, Virginia. Photo Credit: Mike Killian

    Photo Feature: Discovery Mated To Shuttle Carrier Aircraft, Ready For Smithsonian Flight

    by Mike Killian April 15, 2012, 6:00 pm

  • Shuttle Discovery passes by NASA's 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft early this morning, en route to the mate/demate structure where Discovery will be raised and mounted atop the 747 for her flight to the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum this coming Tuesday. Photo Credit: Mike Killian

    Photo Feature: Shuttle Discovery Arrives At SLF For Smithsonian Trip

    by Mike Killian April 14, 2012, 5:36 pm

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