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KSC-2009-5144
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EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – (ED09-0253-84) The tail cone that improves the aerodynamics of the space shuttle for its cross-country ferry flight is positioned aft of shuttle Discovery’s rocket nozzles prior to installation at NASA’s Dryden Flight Research Center. Discovery returned to Earth Sept. 11 on the STS-128 mission, landing at Edwards Air Force Base in California.
NASA Image and Video Library’s own descriptionCredit lineKSC-2009-5144. NASA/KSC, 2009-09-16. Public domain. ID: KSC-2009-5144.
