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heng44
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posted 07-29-2005 09:43 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for heng44   Click Here to Email heng44     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote

January 1986: Space Shuttles Columbia (foreground) and Challenger rest on their respective launch pads 39A and 39B with the protective Rotating Service Structures wrapped around the orbiters. Columbia was rolled out to pad A on December 2, 1985, in preparation for STS-61C and Challenger was rolled out to pad B three weeks later on December 21 for STS-51L. This was the first time that two Shuttles had been poised for launch at the same time.

Sadly, both ships are now lost.

Ed Hengeveld

kyra
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posted 07-29-2005 10:43 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for kyra   Click Here to Email kyra     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
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Fourteen stars for two brave crews and two proud orbiters with lifetimes of work put into them.

Thanks for sharing this Ed. It makes this return to flight more cherished than ever. Many of us were so innocent then.

God Bless.

Rob Joyner
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posted 07-30-2005 01:23 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for Rob Joyner   Click Here to Email Rob Joyner     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Ed,
Thank you.

nojnj
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posted 07-30-2005 08:45 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for nojnj   Click Here to Email nojnj     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Thanks for sharing such wonderful photos. It is getting to be a highlight of the cS website, which I look forward to each week!

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Evan

randy
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posted 07-30-2005 11:25 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for randy   Click Here to Email randy     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Great photos! Thanks Ed.

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