KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The Boeing 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft is cast in morning shadows as it backs away from the… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/441527/free-photo-image-palmdale-space-shuttle-columbia-aircraftFree Image from public domain licenseThe cavernous expanse of the Dryden Aircraft Operations Facility in Palmdale, Calif., now houses NASA's DC-8 science… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/440772/free-photo-image-aircraft-airplane-carrierFree Image from public domain licenseThe Dryden Aircraft Operations Facility in Palmdale, Calif., is now home to two large science aircraft, NASA's SOFIA… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/440766/free-photo-image-hangar-airplane-palmdaleFree Image from public domain licenseTwo large science aircraft, a DC-8 flying laboratory and the SOFIA 747SP based at NASA's Dryden Aircraft Operations Facility… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/440043/free-photo-image-aircraft-carrier-cc0Free Image from public domain licenseHead-on view of NASA's SR-71B on the ramp at the Air Force's Plant 42 in Palmdale, California. July 24th, 1991. Original… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/440020/free-photo-image-sr-71-ship-planeFree Image from public domain licenseSpace Shuttle Endeavour Mated to 747 SCA Takeoff for Delivery to Kennedy Space Center, Florida, 1991. Original from NASA .… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/440002/free-photo-image-palmdale-spacelab-nasaFree Image from public domain licenseNASA'S SOFIA infrared observatory 747SP (front) and DC-8 flying laboratory (rear) housed at the Dryden Aircraft Operations… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/440009/nasas-sofiaFree Image from public domain licenseNASA space shuttle Columbia hitched a ride on a special 747 carrier aircraft for the flight from Palmdale, California, to… https://www.rawpixel.com/image/439989/free-photo-image-space-shuttle-public-domainFree Image from public domain license