Boneyard Safari
Preserving Aviation HIstory

Here is Orbiter Challenger OV-99 on an early morning launch for STS 41-G in October 1984. #nasa #spaceshuttle #spaceshuttlechallenger #ov99 #boneyardsafari

Did you know Orbiter Challenger OV-99 was the first Space Shuttle to land at KSC in Florida in 1984? #spaceshuttle #nasa #boneyardsafari #aviationsafari

Learning about the Space Shuttle launch. #spaceshuttle #nasa #boneyardsafari #aviationsafari

A little bit about the SRB’s end of launch with the Space Shuttle. #spaceshuttle #nasa #boneyardsafari #aviationsafari

Here is a look inside the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) with the Solid Rocket Boosters (SRB) stacked on the Mobile Launcher Platform. This was in preparation for the Space Shuttle Discovery OV-103 Return to Flight mission STS-114 in 2005. #spaceshuttle #nasa #boneyardsafari #aviationsafari

The last time Space Shuttles were at pads 39A and B at the same time. #spaceshuttle #nasa #boneyardsafari #aviationsafari

Here is a look at Orbiter Endeavour OV-105 in 2011, during preparation for her move to California. #spaceshuttle #nasa #boneyardsafari #aviationsafari

Check out Orbiter Enterprise OV-101 in its mated liftoff configuration of External Tank (ET) and Solid Rocket Boosters (SRB's), at the Marshall Space Flight Center Dynamic Test Stand for a Mated Vertical Ground Vibration Test (MVGVT) in 1978. #spaceshuttle #nasa #boneyardsafari #aviationsafari

Orbiter Enterprise OV-101 seen here being moved from Pad A, Launch Complex 39 at the Kennedy Space Center (KSC) to the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) after several weeks of fit and function checks performed on the vehicle. #spaceshuttle #nasa #boneyardsafari #aviationsafari

Here is a different view of the Orbiters tail cone for when it would be moved by the 747SCA. It separated into six pierces and would be trucked across the country to where it was needed. #tailcone #spaceshuttle #nasa #boneyardsafari #aviationsafari