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KSC01pp0512
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This view of Atlantis at the mate/demate device at KSC’s Shuttle Landing Facility shows the tail cone that orbiters use when being carried piggyback on ferry flights atop a Shuttle Carrier Aircraft. The tail cone protects the aft engine area and provides a more efficient aeronautical dimension during flight. Atlantis returned from California atop the SCA after its Feb. 19 landing at Edwards Air Force Base concluding mission STS-98.
NASA Image and Video Library’s own descriptionCredit lineKSC01pp0512. NASA/KSC, 2001-03-06. Public domain. ID: KSC01pp0512.
