
41G-90028 / S17-90028 (2 Oct 1984) --- Astronaut Sally K. Ride, 41-G mission specialist, gets a last look of Houston from the ground prior to departing the area in a T-38 jet aircraft to begin preparations in Florida for her 41-G space mission later in the week. Dr. Ride is in the rear station of a NASA T-38 at Ellington Air Base, near the Johnson Space Center. She and four other astronauts used the jet trainers to fly to Florida while the mission's two payload specialists flew there aboard a Gulfstream aircraft.
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October 1, 1984
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