
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - In the pre-dawn hours, the Shuttle Training Aircraft (STA) approaches the runway on NASA Kennedy Space Center’s Shuttle Landing Facility. The STA was in the air to observe flying conditions for the pending landing of Space Shuttle Discovery to conclude Return to Flight mission STS-114. The landing was postponed until Aug. 9.
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August 8, 2005
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