Launch umbilicals on the Shuttle
A bit more about the Space Shuttle launch. #nasa #spaceshuttle #boneyardsafari #aviationsafari
Landing a Space Shuttle
A little bit about Space Shuttle landings. #spaceshuttle #boneyardsafari #aviationsafari
Enterprise Flying
Space Shuttle Enterprise on its first tail cone off flight in 1977, that’s an accurate nose down angle. #enterprise #spaceshuttle #boneyardsafari #aviationsafari
Drag chute on the Space Shuttle
Did you know on STS-49 Space Shuttle Endeavour made its flight and utilized a new drag chute system on landing, May 1992. The rest of the fleet was then retrofitted with the drag chute system. #spaceshuttle #sts49 #boneyardsafari #aviationsafari
Shuttle testing
A unique photo of Shuttle engine out testing done after the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster. This was part of the investigation after the Challenger accident in 1988. #spaceshuttle #nasa #boneyardsafari #aviationsafari
Enterprise on the move
Space Shuttle Enterprise OV-101 arriving at the Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum in 2012. #spaceshuttle #enterprise #ov101 #boneyardsafari #aviationsafari
Space Shuttle Engine
One of the Space Shuttle Main Engine being tested in 1981 at the National Space Technology Laboratories (now the Stennis Space Center) in Mississippi. The legacy of those engines is impressive. #spaceshuttle #nasa #boneyardsafari #aviationsafari
Space Shuttle Maintenance
Did you know after every flight to space, each Orbiter had a full check, here is the forward RCS module being removed. #spaceshuttle #nasa #boneyardsafari #aviationsafari
Flame Trench
A look at the flame trench at Launch Pad 39A with Space Shuttle Columbia OV-102 on the launch platform in 2002. #spaceshuttle #nasa #boneyardsafari #aviationsafari
Space Shuttle Tail Cone
Ever wonder how the tail cones for the Space Shuttles were moved around? We do and we trying to find the answer! #spaceshuttle #nasa #boneyardsafari #aviationsafari
