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heng44
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posted 04-14-2018 03:15 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for heng44   Click Here to Email heng44     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote

Space Shuttle Columbia is seen on Rogers Dry Lake at Edwards AFB after landing to complete its first mission STS-1 on April 14, 1981.

cspg
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posted 04-14-2018 03:25 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for cspg   Click Here to Email cspg     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
And the "famous" missing OMS pod tiles!

Were tiles also missing on the hatch side as well-above the yellow truck on the photo?

Dave_Johnson
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posted 04-14-2018 03:51 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for Dave_Johnson   Click Here to Email Dave_Johnson     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
No, that is the location of the star tracker, which has a recessed door so it looks like a hole at that spot.

cspg
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posted 04-14-2018 06:28 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for cspg   Click Here to Email cspg     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Thanks.

OV-105
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posted 04-14-2018 08:21 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for OV-105   Click Here to Email OV-105     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Must be from when they had to switch out tugs because the first one overheated.

Panther494
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posted 04-14-2018 12:48 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Panther494   Click Here to Email Panther494     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
That's a great shot, thank you. 37 years, wow.

LM1
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posted 04-16-2018 05:10 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for LM1   Click Here to Email LM1     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Great photo.

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