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KSC-99pp1141
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Kennedy Space Center, Fla. — The Boeing 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft is cast in morning shadows as it backs away from the Mate/Demate Device with the orbiter Columbia strapped to its back. The oldest of four orbiters in NASA's fleet, Columbia is being ferried to Palmdale, Calif., where it will undergo extensive inspections and modifications in Boeing's Orbiter Assembly Facility. The nine-month orbiter maintenance down period (OMDP) is the second in Columbia's history.
NASA Image and Video Library’s own descriptionCredit lineKSC-99pp1141. NASA/KSC, 1999-09-24. Public domain. ID: KSC-99pp1141.
