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Airplane Silhouettes

Beautiful silhouettes of airplanes against dramatic sky backgrounds, highlighting the allure of flight and travel.

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Airplane,Aeroplane,Plane
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Airplane,Aeroplane,Plane
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An airplane viewed through the Clouds, Sao Paulo, Brazil.
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Aircraft Swiss, Airbus A320neo, HB-JDC
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Airplane in the sky, silhouette of a big airliner over blue overcast sky background, luxury travel and journey, expensive transport
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A silhouette of a U.S. Air Force C-5B Galaxy aircraft as it prepares to take off from Howard AFB. The Galaxy is returning to the United States after flying in materials and personnel for increased activities during Operation Safe Haven. Subject Operation/Series: SAFE HAVEN Base: Howard Air Force Base Country: Panama (PAN)
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Aircraft approaching Dalaman Airport at dusk, Dalaman, Mugla Province, Aegean region, Turkey, Asia
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landing aircraft from below in the evening
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jet approaching airport
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Aeroplane gliding through a sunset  sky through a window frame
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A 63rd Military Airlift Wing (63rd MAW) C-141B Starlifter aircraft comes in for an early morning landing. Base: Norton Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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Vintage Photograph. COMMERCIAL PASSENGER JET LANDING AT DUSK. Airplane silhouette against a deep blue evening sky.
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Commercial airliner taking off from Ted Stevens International Airport, Southcentral Alaska, Summer
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Africa, Djubouti Airport
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Airplane flying below clouds
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The Space Shuttle Columbia, with its crew of seven astronauts on board, touches down on Runway 33 of the KSC Shuttle Landing Facility, completing mission STS-109 to service the Hubble Space Telescope. Wheel stop occurred on orbit 165 at 4:33:09 a.m. EST with mission elapsed time of 10 days, 22 hours, 11 minutes. Main gear touchdown occurred at 4:31:52 a.m. and nose wheel touchdown an 4:32:02.
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Airplane,Aeroplane,Plane
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A KC-46a Pegasus flies over the flightline of the 97th Air Mobility Wing, Feb. 8, 2019, Altus Air Force Base, Okla. The KC-46 is the newest Air Force aircraft and will be the third active aircraft assigned to the 97th AMW.
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sunset aircraft
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US Air Force, Boeing B-52 Stratofortress
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -  The Shuttle Training Aircraft is silhouetted against a sunset sky as it approaches the runway at the Shuttle Landing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.   The mission crew members arrived at Kennedy to prepare for launch.  STS-126 is the 124th space shuttle flight and the 27th flight to the International Space Station. The 15-day mission will feature four spacewalks and work that will prepare the space station to house six crew members for long- duration missions.  Liftoff is scheduled for 7:55 p.m. EST Nov. 14.
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View of a silhouette of a plane ascends into a fiery orange sky, eclipsing the setting sun in a dramatic display of travel, Ota City, Tokyo, Japan.
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A left side view of a KC-10A Extender aircraft in flight during Operation Deep Freeze. Subject Operation/Series: DEEP FREEZE Country: Antarctica (ATA)
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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- At the Shuttle Landing Facility, the shuttle training aircraft taxis onto the runway.  Inside are STS-116 Pilot William Oefelein and Commander Mark Polansky, who are flying the aircraft to practice landing the orbiter.  The mission crew is at KSC for the terminal countdown demonstration test, which are prelaunch preparations that include a simulated launch countdown. STA practice is part of the TCDT. The STA is a Grumman American Aviation-built Gulf Stream II jet that was modified to simulate an orbiter's cockpit, motion and visual cues, and handling qualities. In flight, the STA duplicates the orbiter's atmospheric descent trajectory from approximately 35,000 feet altitude to landing on a runway. Because the orbiter is unpowered during re-entry and landing, its high-speed glide must be perfectly executed the first time.
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STS135-S-157 (21 July 2011) --- Ribbons of steam and smoke trail space shuttle Atlantis as it nears touchdown on the Shuttle Landing Facility's Runway 15 at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida for the final time. Securing the space shuttle fleet's place in history, Atlantis marked the 26th nighttime landing of NASA's Space Shuttle Program and the 78th landing at Kennedy. Main gear touchdown was at 5:57:00 a.m. (EDT) on July 21, 2011, followed by nose gear touchdown at 5:57:20 a.m., and wheelstop at 5:57:54 a.m. Onboard are NASA astronauts Chris Ferguson, STS-135 commander; Doug Hurley, pilot; Sandy Magnus and Rex Walheim, both mission specialists. On the 37th shuttle mission to the International Space Station, STS-135 delivered more than 9,400 pounds of spare parts, equipment and supplies in the Raffaello multi-purpose logistics module that will sustain station operations for the next year. STS-135 was the 33rd and final flight for Atlantis, which has spent 307 days in space, orbite
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Cockpit of jet airplane against blue cloudy skies
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050207-F-2907C-161. Country: United States Of America (USA)
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Low angle view of helicopter flying in cloudy sky
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Vintage Photograph. COMMERCIAL PASSENGER JET CLIMBING AFTER TAKING OFF FROM AIRPORT. Airplane soaring through a mesmerizing cloudy sky at sunrise.
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aircraft on final approach to the airport, edmonton, alberta, canada
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fly away Flugzeug in Wolken, plane in clouds Copyright: xZoonar.com/MatthiasxBesantx 2127886
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Aeroplane gliding through a sunset sky
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Vintage Photograph. Vintage airplane silhouette against a vibrant sunset sky.
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Silhouette of airplane in air with trails, low angle view
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airplane airplane silhouette over a building site Copyright: xZoonar.com/rgbx 849497
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Aircraft on approach, runway lighting, Stuttgart-Echterdingen Airport, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, Europe
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On wing of flying airplane. Young businessman flying on edge of airplane wing
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Airliner Jetting Through The Sky
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Side view and detailed view of the aircraft nose
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A C-17 Globemaster III assigned to the 911th Airlift Wing sits on the flightline at the Pittsburgh International Airport Air Reserve Station, Pa., April 16, 2019. The C-17 is capable of rapid strategic delivery of troops and all types of cargo to main operating bases or directly to forward bases in the deployment area.
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Germany, Baden Wuerttemberg, Stuttgart, Aeroplane flying against sky
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Veiled in darkness, space shuttle Atlantis nears touchdown for the final time on Runway 15 at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Securing the space shuttle fleet's place in history, Atlantis marked the 26th nighttime landing of NASA's Space Shuttle Program and the 78th landing at Kennedy. Main gear touchdown was at 5:57:00 a.m. EDT, followed by nose gear touchdown at 5:57:20 a.m., and wheelstop at 5:57:54 a.m. On board are STS-135 Commander Chris Ferguson, Pilot Doug Hurley, and Mission Specialists Sandra Magnus and Rex Walheim.On the 37th shuttle mission to the International Space Station, STS-135 delivered the Raffaello multi-purpose logistics module filled with more than 9,400 pounds of spare parts, equipment and supplies that will sustain station operations for the next year. STS-135 was the 33rd and final flight for Atlantis, which has spent 307 days in space, orbited Earth 4,848 times and traveled 125,935,769 miles.  It was the final mission of the
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Xenon lights help lead space shuttle Endeavour home to NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Endeavour landed for the final time on the Shuttle Landing Facility's Runway 15, marking the 25th night landing of NASA's Space Shuttle Program. Main gear touchdown was at 2:34:51 a.m. EDT, followed by nose gear touchdown at 2:35:04 a.m., and wheelstop at 2:35:36 a.m. On board are STS-134 Commander Mark Kelly, Pilot Greg H. Johnson, and Mission Specialists Mike Fincke, Drew Feustel, Greg Chamitoff and the European Space Agency's Roberto Vittori. STS-134 delivered the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer-2 (AMS) and the Express Logistics Carrier-3 (ELC-3) to the International Space Station. AMS will help researchers understand the origin of the universe and search for evidence of dark matter, strange matter and antimatter from the station. ELC-3 carried spare parts that will sustain station operations once the shuttles are retired from service. STS-134 was the 25th and fin
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The Red Arrows in formation at the Malta Air show
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A U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service King Air lead plane guides a C-130J Hercules from the 146th Airlift Wing during firefighting operations over the Deaton Cole fire in Val Verde County, Texas, April 29. The lead planes guide aircraft to ensure that the fire retardant is dispensed where it is needed. Wildfires have spread across various parts of Texas and have burned more than 1.5 million acres of land since January.
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KC-10A ExtenderPrimary function: Aerial tanker/transport. Speed: 619 mph. Dimensions: Wingspan 165 ft. 4 in.; length 181 ft. 7 in.; height 57 ft. 1 in. Range: 4,400 miles with cargo, 11,500 miles without cargo; unrefueled. Crew: Four.
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Silhouette of an airplane landing, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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Aeroplane, hyderabad airport, andhra pradesh, india, asia Copyright: xShivjixJoshi/DinodiaxPhotox
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A commercial plane prepares for landing, Anchorage, Alaska.
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An Orbital ATK L-1011 Stargazer aircraft carrying a Pegasus XL Rocket with eight NASA Cyclone Global Navigation Satellite System, or CYGNSS, spacecraft is ready for takeoff from the Skid Strip at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida. With the aircraft flying off shore, the Pegasus rocket will be released. Five seconds later, the solid propellant engine will ignite and boost the eight hurricane observatories to orbit. The eight CYGNSS satellites will make frequent and accurate measurements of ocean surface winds throughout the life cycle of tropical storms and hurricanes.
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A group of C-141B Starlifter aircraft waits on the flight line during PACEX '89. Subject Operation/Series: PACEX '89 Base: Mcchord Air Force Base State: Washington (WA) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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A B-1B Lancer takes off at sunset from Dyess Air Force Base, Texas.
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A KC-10 Extender from the 305th Air Mobility Wing flies over the Atlantic Ocean March 18, 2016. The wing is stationed at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J.
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plane with propeller soars into the sky
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Close-up of an airplane at twilight
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Cargo planes on a runway.
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Vintage Photograph. SAIL SURFER. Plane soaring through an orange sunset sky.
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Germany, Frankfurt, Aeroplane landing on airport
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Vintage Photograph. Kennedy International Airport Jet Plane Taking off in New York.
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View of jet airliner in flight in city with sunset background
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Turboprop Prop Military Lockheed Martin Fixed Wing Aviat Airplanes C-130 Hercules ANG Air National Guard sky formation
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England, London, South Bank. Looking up at the London Eye with aeroplane in background. It is officially the world's most popular tourist attraction, more popular than the Statue of Liberty and the Eiffel Tower.
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Low angle view of an aircraft approaching at airport with runway lights
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An aeroplane stands out in front of dusk at the capitals airport BER in Berlin, 09.02.2023., Berlin, Germany, Europe
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Space shuttle Atlantis (STS-135) touches down at NASA's Kennedy Space Center Shuttle Landing Facility (SLF), completing its 13-day mission to the International Space Station (ISS) and the final flight of the Space Shuttle Program, early Thursday morning, July 21, 2011, in Cape Canaveral, Fla. Overall, Atlantis spent 307 days in space and traveled nearly 126 million miles during its 33 flights. Atlantis, the fourth orbiter built, launched on its first mission on Oct. 3, 1985.
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A P-38 Lightning and P-51D Mustang in flight over Chino, California
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Space shuttle Atlantis' bright-white, iconic frame illuminates the darkness as it touches down on the Shuttle Landing Facility's Runway 15 at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida for the final time. Securing the space shuttle fleet's place in history, Atlantis marked the 26th nighttime landing of NASA's Space Shuttle Program and the 78th landing at Kennedy. Main gear touchdown was at 5:57:00 a.m. EDT, followed by nose gear touchdown at 5:57:20 a.m., and wheelstop at 5:57:54 a.m. On board are STS-135 Commander Chris Ferguson, Pilot Doug Hurley, and Mission Specialists Sandra Magnus and Rex Walheim.On the 37th shuttle mission to the International Space Station, STS-135 delivered more than 9,400 pounds of spare parts, equipment and supplies in the Raffaello multi-purpose logistics module that will sustain station operations for the next year. STS-135 was the 33rd and final flight for Atlantis, which has spent 307 days in space, orbited Earth 4,848 times an
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An airplane visible in flight from the window seat of another.
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Close up view of an aircraft approaching the airport to land
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Airplane Propeller
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Long shot. Silhouetted C-5 taking off at Dover AFB, Delaware. Base: Dover Air Force Base State: Delaware (DE) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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STS135-S-171 (21 July 2011) --- Xenon lights guide space shuttle Atlantis down on the Shuttle Landing Facility's Runway 15 at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida for the final time. Securing the space shuttle fleet's place in history, Atlantis marked the 26th nighttime landing of NASA's Space Shuttle Program and the 78th landing at Kennedy. Main gear touchdown was at 5:57:00 a.m. (EDT) on July 21, 2011, followed by nose gear touchdown at 5:57:20 a.m., and wheelstop at 5:57:54 a.m. Onboard are NASA astronauts Chris Ferguson, STS-135 commander; Doug Hurley, pilot; Sandy Magnus and Rex Walheim, both mission specialists. On the 37th shuttle mission to the International Space Station, STS-135 delivered more than 9,400 pounds of spare parts, equipment and supplies in the Raffaello multi-purpose logistics module that will sustain station operations for the next year. STS-135 was the 33rd and final flight for Atlantis, which has spent 307 days in space, orbited Earth 4,848 times and travele
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Space shuttle Discovery, mounted to a Shuttle Carrier Aircraft, flies over the Shuttle Landing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida after making a flyby of Cocoa Beach and Patrick Air Force Base.
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John Dickinson flies his Airborne trike on a dawn patrol flight from the Happy Valley Flight Park in Fountain Inn, SC
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Multiple KC-135R Stratotanker belonging to the 117th Air Refueling Wings fleet sit on the flight line at Sumpter Smith Joint National Guard Base, Alabama, Feb. 10, 2024. The mission of the 117 ARW is to provide quality worldwide air refueling, airlift, support, logistics, intelligence, and medical services in support of its community, state, and the nation with its KC-135R Stratotanker fleet.  Air National Guard
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Tucson, United States - 30 January 2025: Aerial view of rows of large transport aircraft casting long shadows over the arid desert landscape, juxtaposed with smaller planes.
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Jets Fixed Wing Aviat Airplanes Beechcraft Starship 2000A 1999 hangar
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Airplane In The Sky
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Lufthansa Airbus A350-900 New Livery being towed to position to Terminal 2 by tow truck at dusk, Munich Airport, Upper Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany, Europe
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evening commute traffic near steele creek charlotte north carolina
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Uganda. Entebbe. Air view. Closer view. 1936, Uganda, Entebbe
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Thermal image of airplane landing
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CV-990 (NASA 711) on Ames ramp at sunrise
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Nationalpark Donauauen, Danube-Auen National Park, aircraft plane over river Danube at landing in Vienna airport, Donau, Lower Austria, Austria
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Trucks and equipment are loaded at night into the side rear door of a 747 cargo aircraft during Operation Ocean Venture '82. Refracted light from the aircraft creates a star effect with the use of a special camera filter. Subject Operation/Series: OCEAN VENTURE '82 Base: Fort Campbell State: Kentucky (KY) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -  The Shuttle Training Aircraft, or STA, piloted by space shuttle Endeavours STS-126 commander, Chris Ferguson, is silhouetted against the cloudy gray sky over NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.  Ferguson is flying the STA to practice landing a shuttle on the runway of the Shuttle Landing Facility. The STA is a Grumman American Aviation-built Gulf Stream II jet that was modified to simulate a shuttles cockpit, motion and visual cues, and handling qualities. In flight, the aircraft duplicates the shuttles atmospheric descent trajectory from approximately 35,000 feet altitude to landing on a runway. Ferguson previously served as pilot on the STS-115 mission, which flew in September 2006.  The STS-126 mission to the International Space Station is targeted to launch Nov. 16.
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An airplane, seen from a föugzeit an aircraft, seen from a föugzeit copyright: xzoonar.com/volkerxrauchx 22416485
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STS135-S-172 (21 July 2011) --- Xenon lights guide space shuttle Atlantis down on the Shuttle Landing Facility's Runway 15 at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida for the final time. Securing the space shuttle fleet's place in history, Atlantis marked the 26th nighttime landing of NASA's Space Shuttle Program and the 78th landing at Kennedy. Main gear touchdown was at 5:57:00 a.m. (EDT) on July 21, 2011, followed by nose gear touchdown at 5:57:20 a.m., and wheelstop at 5:57:54 a.m. Onboard are NASA astronauts Chris Ferguson, STS-135 commander; Doug Hurley, pilot; Sandy Magnus and Rex Walheim, both mission specialists. On the 37th shuttle mission to the International Space Station, STS-135 delivered more than 9,400 pounds of spare parts, equipment and supplies in the Raffaello multi-purpose logistics module that will sustain station operations for the next year. STS-135 was the 33rd and final flight for Atlantis, which has spent 307 days in space, orbited Earth 4,848 times and travele
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Symbolic image, deportation flights of illegal and delinquent migrants, passenger aircraft, airport, security fence, barbed wire, Germany, Europe
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Italy, Lombardy, people looking at airplane taking off from Malpensa airport
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Consolidated Vultee B-36 Flight in Vicinity of Fort Sheridan, Chicago During Air Fair. Consolidated Vultee B-36 Flight in Vicinity of Fort Sheridan, Chicago During Air Fair.
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A 37th Tactical Fighter Wing F-4E Phantom II is serviced after dark on the flight line. Base: Tyndall Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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