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This collection consists of five images taken by John Little of Space Shuttle Discovery (OV-103) mounted atop the Boeing Model 747-100 NASA Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (SCA) (NASA 905) in flight over Washington, D. C. prior to delivery to the Smithsonian. The collection also contains one additional digital photograph taken by John Little in 2014 which shows an Air France Airbus A380 in low flight over Dulles International Airport.
Space Shuttle Discovery (OV-103) was the third Space Shuttle orbiter vehicle to fly in space. It entered service in 1984 and retired from spaceflight as the oldest and most accomplished orbiter, the champion of the shuttle fleet. Discovery flew on 39 Earth-orbital missions, spent a total of 365 days in space, and traveled almost 240 million kilometers (150 million miles)--more than the other orbiters. It shuttled 184 men and women into space and back, many of whom flew more than once, for a record-setting total crew count of 251. NASA transferred Discovery to the Smithsonian in April 2012 after a delivery flight over the nation's capital. John Little, an amateur photographer, took several images of Discovery during the delivery flight.
NASM.2019.0008
Little, John
2012, 2014
John Little, Gift, 2018, NASM.2019.0008.
17.02 Megabytes (4 digital image files)
National Air and Space Museum Archives
This collection consists of five images taken by John Little of Space Shuttle Discovery (OV-103) mounted atop the Boeing Model 747-100 NASA Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (SCA) (NASA 905) in flight over Washington, D. C. prior to delivery to the Smithsonian. The Northrop T-38 Talon chase plane can also be seen in some of the images. There are three digital photographs and two color prints (measuring 12 by 8 inches and 14 by 11 inches). The collection also contains one additional digital photograph taken by John Little in 2014 which shows an Air France Airbus A380 in low flight over Dulles International Airport.
Collection is in original order.
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Space Shuttle Discovery (OV-103) Photographs [Little], NASM.2019.0008, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
Aeronautics
Space flight
Space Shuttles, Discovery (OV-103)
Airplanes
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