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NASA’s 747 with Columbia Atop Ferries the Shuttle Back to KSC

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Apr 28, 1981
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NASA's 747 with Columbia Atop Ferries the Shuttle Back to KSC
NASA's specially modified 747 with the Space Shuttle Columbia atop takes off to ferry the Shuttle back to Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

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NASA’s specially modified 747 with the Space Shuttle Columbia atop takes off to ferry the Shuttle back to Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Columbia had recently completed its first orbital mission with a landing at Edwards Air Force Base in California.April 28, 1981
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