[net.columbia] Columbia at KSC

sjb (07/15/82)

The Columbia landed at KSC today at 1033 EDT.  It will be
detached from its jumbo jet and taken to the Orbiter
Processing Facility, where it will sit aside the Challenger
for about eight weeks, as both are prepared for space
flight simultaneously.

alb@alice.UUCP (12/16/83)

The Columbia landed atop a 747 at KSC today, where technicians
will begin examining all the problems that occurred during STS-9.

stewart@ihldt.UUCP (R. J. Stewart) (12/20/83)

>  The Columbia landed atop a 747 at KSC today, where technicians
>  will begin examining all the problems that occurred during STS-9.

I always wondered how they got the shuttle on top of the 747, but I
didn't know they could land with such precision!!  I think they should
take it down before examining it, though.

Bob Stewart

hill@avsdS.UUCP (12/20/83)

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#	The Columbia landed atop a 747 at KSC today, where technicians
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Sounds like quite a feat!

	Q: Was the 747 moving at the time?