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[i]The ALTA pods were also known as "ferry pods," and would be installed for ferry flights from Kennedy Space Center in Florida to the shuttle overhaul facility in Palmdale, California. Additionally, the pods were used when each of the newly built shuttles were initially delivered to NASA. As a result, the Enterprise's ALTA pods have flown on every single U.S. space shuttle at least once.[/i]
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