NASA Boeing 747 - Space Shuttle Discovery stops at Altus, Barksdale

ALTUS AIR FORCE BASE, Okla.—A NASA Boeing 747 carrying Space Shuttle Discovery, still scorched from its re-entry into Earth’s atmosphere, taxis for takeoff here on Aug. 19. Discovery’s stop was the first of two as the shuttle was on its way back to Kennedy Space Center, Fla., after landing at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., Aug. 9. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Monique Randolph)