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Updates for January 2009

DFRC Photo # Photo Date Image Description
ED08-0309-24 December 11, 2008 This and a companion Global Hawk unmanned aircraft are used by NASA for Earth science missions and by Northrop Grumman for developmental testing.
ED08-0309-23 December 11, 2008 The bulbous nose of one of NASA's two Global Hawk unmanned high-altitude aircraft houses communications and sensor payloads on Earth science missions.
ED08-0309-18 December 11, 2008 One of NASA's two Global Hawk unmanned high-altitude aircraft shows off its blue-and-white livery in front of its hangar at the Dryden Flight Research Center.
ED08-0309-12 December 11, 2008 One of NASA's two Global Hawk high-altitude unmanned science aircraft displays its contours outside its hangar at NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center.
ED08-0306-114 December 10, 2008 The modified 747 carrier aircraft carrying the Space Shuttle Endeavour soars aloft from Edwards AFB on the first leg of its ferry flight back to Florida.
ED08-0306-113 December 10, 2008 The modified 747 carrier aircraft carrying the Space Shuttle Endeavour soars aloft from Edwards AFB on the first leg of its ferry flight back to Florida.
ED08-0306-112 December 10, 2008 Moments after sunrise, the modified 747 carrier aircraft carrying the Endeavour lifts off from Edwards AFB on the first leg of its ferry flight back to KSC.
ED08-0306-99 December 9, 2008 Endeavour and its modified 747 carrier aircraft are illuminated by the morning sun after mating was completed in the Mate-DeMate gantry at NASA DFRC.
ED08-0306-91 December 8, 2008 Technicians fasten down the flanges of the aerodynamic tail cone after installation on NASA's Space Shuttle Endeavour prior to its ferry flight back to Florida.
ED08-0306-90 December 8, 2008 Endeavour is slowly hoisted aloft in the Mate-Demate gantry before being mounted atop its modified 747 carrier aircraft for a ferry flight back to Florida.
ED08-0306-86 December 7, 2008 Puffy pink clouds form a canopy over the Space Shuttle Endeavour as processing continues in the Mate-Demate Device at NASA’s Dryden Flight Research Center.
ED08-0306-84 December 7, 2008 Under soggy skies on a Sunday morning, the Space Shuttle Endeavour is encased in the Mate-DeMate gantry during turnaround processing at NASA DFRC.
ED08-0306-80 December 7, 2008 NASA technicians position the aerodynamic tailcone around the engine nozzles of the Space Shuttle Endeavour in preparation for its ferry back to KSC in Florida.
ED08-0306-51 December 4, 2008 Mark Burton and Russell Wazniak attach the forward mount fixture to Shuttle Endeavour for mounting the orbiter to the 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft.
ED08-0306-44 December 2, 2008 United Space Alliance technicians wrap the lower portion of an Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) spacesuit prior to removal from Space Shuttle Endeavour.
ED08-0306-43 December 2, 2008 Technicians Troy Mann, Mark Shimei and Jim Smodell remove the lower portion of an Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) suit from Endeavour's airlock.
ED08-0306-41 December 2, 2008 Technicians monitor the positioning of a workstand as it is moved into place around the main engines of the shuttle Endeavour during deservicing at NASA DFRC.
ED08-0306-40 December 2, 2008 Technicians monitor the positioning of a workstand as it is moved into place around the main engines of the shuttle Endeavour during deservicing at NASA DFRC.
ED08-0306-39 December 2, 2008 Technicians gather around the rear of Space Shuttle Endeavour for a safety briefing prior to moving the tail workstand around the shuttle's engines.
ED08-0306-38 December 2, 2008 Technician Mark Shimei works inside Space Shuttle Endeavour's flight deck during deservicing operations at NASA Dryden following its landing on Nov. 30, 2008.
ED08-0306-37 December 2, 2008 A technician carefully checks the thermal tiles on the underside of Space Shuttle Endeavour for nicks and dings following its landing at Edwards Air Force Base.
ED08-0306-36 December 2, 2008 Technicians in protective coveralls check pressures of fluid systems during deservicing operations on Space Shuttle Endeavour after its landing at Edwards AFB.
ED08-0306-35 December 1, 2008 The Space Shuttle Endeavour is nestled in the Mate-DeMate Device at NASA DFRC as turnaround operations get underway for its ferry flight back to KSC in Florida.


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