Boneyard Safari
Preserving Aviation HIstory

We did some research about the tail cone used by the Space Shuttles when they were transported on the 747SCA. There were two tail cones, the second one built after the Challenger loss. It was broken down into six pieces and transported by land in six individual box’s on trailers. #spaceshuttle #tailcone #nasa #boneyardsafari #aviationsafari

Here is Orbiter Enterprise OV-101 gliding down to Edwards AFB after separating from the 747SCA in 1977. The tail cone was used on the first three free flight tests. #spaceshuttle #enterprise #nasa #boneyardsafari #aviationsafari

Space Shuttle ascent sequence, SRB and ET seperation. #spaceshuttle #nasa #boneyardsafari #aviationsafari #spacesafari

Check out Orbiter Enterprise OV-101 in launch position on the Space Launch Complex (SLC) #6, commonly known as "SLICK 6", during the ready to launch checks to verify launch procedures in 1985. #spaceshuttle #nasa #boneyardsafari #aviationsafari

More about the landing gear on the Space Shuttle. #spaceshuttle #nasa #boneyardsafari #aviationsafari

Here is Orbiter Enterprise OV-101 in 1979 being moved from Pad A, Launch Complex 39 at the Kennedy Space Center (KSC) to the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB). The move back to the VAB was at the end of several weeks of fit and function checks performed on the vehicle, in preparation for the launch of Orbiter Columbia. #spaceshuttle #nasa #boneyardsafari #aviationsafari

A look back at Challenger aboard 747SCA 905 in Houston for a stop on the way back to the Cape. #spaceshuttle #nasa #boneyardsafari #aviationsafari

Here is Orbiter Enterprise OV-101 in position on the Space Launch Complex (SLC) #6, commonly known as "SLICK 6", with the work enclosure in place around the shuttle at Vandenberg, AFB in 1985. #spaceshuttle #nasa #boneyardsafari #aviationsafari

Did you know in March 1985 Orbiter Enterprise OV-101 practiced landing approaches at Vandenberg AFB at night to evaluate performance and systems in darkness? #spaceshuttle #ov101 #nasa #boneyardsafari #aviationsafari

A bit more about the Space Shuttle launch. #nasa #spaceshuttle #boneyardsafari #aviationsafari