Boneyard Safari
Preserving Aviation HIstory

Per request, here is the mate-demate gantry at Edwards AFB with Orbiter OV-105 Endeavour being mated to the 747SCA in 2008 for return to KSC. #spaceshuttle #nasa #boneyardsafari #aviationsafari

The radioman’s position aboard Nimrod Preservation Group XV232 #xv232 #nimrod #rafmanstonmuseum #boneyardsafari #aviationsafari

Orbiter OV-102 Columbia touches down on lakebed runway 23 at Edwards AFB, CA to conclude the first orbital shuttle mission STS-1, 14 April 1981. Note the split rudder open to slow it down. #sts1 #spaceshuttle #nasa #boneyardsafari #aviationsafari

New Glenn’s successful 2nd landing after launch #newglenn #nasa #boneyardsafari #aviationsafari

Check out the Space Shuttle Simulator in 1980! #spaceshuttle #nasa #boneyardsafari #aviationsafari

Bravo to the Navy diver that photographed the heat shield of the Orion capsule after splashdown of the Artemis II mission around the moon! #artemisii #nasa #boneyardsafari #aviationsafari

Here is the containerized LOCUST Laser Weapon System (LWS) set up on the flight deck of USS George H.W. Bush CVN-77 in Oct 2025, for a live-fire test. During the live-fire event, LOCUST LWS effectively detected, tracked, engaged, and neutralized multiple unmanned aerial vehicles. #locust #lws #boneyardsafari #navalsafari #aviationsafari

Today NASA moved the core stage of the SLS (Space Launch System) rocket that will launch the crewed Artemis III mission in 2027 from the agency’s Michoud Assembly Facility to the agency’s Pegasus barge in New Orleans. #artemisiii #nasa #boneyardsafari #aviationsafari

Sidewinders on Nimrod Preservation Group XV232? #xv232 #nimrod #rafmanstonmuseum #boneyardsafari #aviationsafari Blow up the thing

Check out the beginnings of the Tornado Flight Sim at RAF Manston History Museum #raftornado #flightsim #rafmanstonhistorymuseum #boneyardsafari #aviationsafari