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A stunning photo of Space Shuttle Discovery (OV-103), accompanied by a T-38 chase plane, during descent to a touchdown on Runway 17 at Edwards Air Force Base, September 5, 1984. The mission, STS-41D, marked Discovery’s maiden flight.

Very informative & enlightening reading:

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/STS-41-D
Credit: Wikipedia

And, disturbingly, the following from it caught my attention:

“Ominously, STS-41-D was the first Shuttle mission in which blow-by damage to the SRB O-rings was discovered, with a small amount of soot found beyond the primary O-ring. Following the Challenger disaster, Morton Thiokol engineer Brian Russell called this finding the first "big red flag" on SRB Joint and O-ring safety.”

Also:

forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=27635.0
Credit: NASA Spaceflight Forum website

I haven’t been able to find even a remotely similar photograph of this mission’s approach/descent. And, despite it looking a lot like the below linked image of STS-5, the hand annotation on the verso identifying it as “STS 41-D” is that of a knowledgeable previous owner/collector. Thus, I’m comfortable with the identification. Then again... ¯\_(ツ)_/¯.

The borderless photograph is in pristine condition.

This spectacular photo is of the May 27, 1999 liftoff of the Orbiter Discovery on STS-96. The STS-96 mission, of almost 10 days, was the second International Space Station (ISS) assembly and resupply flight and the first flight to dock with the station. The crew installed foot restraints and the Russian built crane, STRELA. The Shuttle's SPACEHAB double module carried internal and resupply cargo for station outfitting and the Russian cargo crane was carried aboard the shuttle in the integrated Cargo Carrier (ICC).

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Credit: NASA
Image Number: SPD-MARSH-9903915
Date: May 27, 1999

From Discovery’s altitude of 330 nautical miles, nearly all of Florida and the coast of the Gulf of Mexico as far West as New Orleans are visible in this image. Parts of the shuttle’s structure are visible at the bottom of the image, including the right wing, one of the orbital maneuvering system (OMS) pods, and the vertical stabilizer.”

A nice departure from the usual highly oblique view looking north, of usually, only Florida. Always aesthetically pleasing; however, this is a nice change.
Amazing what a couple of hundred miles more in altitude can do…along with off-centering the state to the east.
Even from this altitude, the VAB, both Complex 39 launchpads...even the hint of the crawlerway here & there can be discerned. Along with the more conspicuous landmarks such as the KSC Industrial Area, Cape Canaveral Industrial Area & Port Canaveral. Even the stretch of Launch Complexes 40, 41 & 37!

Taken during the STS-95 mission from a point over Cuba, this photo shows an oblique, foreshortened view of the Florida Peninsula, with the light blue, shallow seafloor of both the Florida Keys (curving across the bottom of the view) and the Bahama banks (right). "Popcorn" cumulus cloud covers Miami and the Southern Everglades, although the built-up area from Ft. Lauderdale to West Palm Beach can be discerned. Lake Okeechobee is the prominent waterbody in Florida. Cape Canaveral is shown well, half way up the peninsula. Orlando appears as the lighter patch West (left) of Cape Canaveral, near the middle of the peninsula. Cape Hatteras appears top right, with the North part of Chesapeake Bay also visible. This is a visibility of 16 degrees of latitude (23 degrees N over Cuba to 39 degrees at Baltimore), showing unusual atmospheric clarity.

Also at:

archive.org/details/STS095-743-033

STS-51A astronauts Joe Allen and Dale Gardner work to secure either Westar VI or Palapa B2 during one of their two EVAs.

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