This week's picture is from a series of unique pictures from the Flight International spaceflight archive, which goes back to the very beginning of the space age.
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"The first transport of a Shuttle Orbiter ended badly after technicians forgot to tighten key mounting bolts." "Stealth technology sure has come a long way since 1977!" "To boldly go where no flying brick has gone before." |
Thanks to all of the readers who suggested an explanation. Wayne Gravely, Marc Passy, Houston, Greg Zsidisin, Huntsville, Paul E. Vondra, Bellevue, and Derek Cassidy, Milton Keynes all correctly identified the image. Last week’s image shows the space shuttle Orbiter 101 Enterprise in October 1977 separating from NASA 905, a 747 carrier aircraft, and beginning its first ‘tail cone off’ unpowered flight over desert and mountains of South California. There is a T-38 chase plane in the background. |
Source: FlightGlobal.com
