Space Shuttle Atlantis finally returned home, riding atop a modified Boeing 747 carrier aircraft. That piggyback ride was needed because foul Florida weather forced Atlantis to land on the West Coast, at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif., instead of gliding back to the runway at Kennedy Space Center, Fla. So the shuttle had to be loaded on the 747 and flown cross-country to Kennedy, a $1.8 million extra expense for NASA. But that didn't detract from the stellar success of…
Atlantis Returns To Kennedy Atop 747 Carrier Aircraft
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