Image / Space Shuttle Challenger being towed along street in Lancaster, Calif., 1982

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Title: Space Shuttle Challenger being towed along street in Lancaster, Calif., 1982
Contributor: Fry, George R.
Date Created and/or Issued: July 2, 1982
1982-07-02
Publication Information: Los Angeles Times
Contributing Institution: UCLA, Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library
Collection: Los Angeles Times Photographic Archives
Rights Information: US
UCLA Library Special Collections, A1713 Charles E. Young Research Library, Box 951575, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575. Email: spec-coll@library.ucla.edu. Phone: (310) 825-4988
Description: The space shuttle Challenger, successor to the Columbia, as it was towed along a Lancaster street on its way from Rockwell plant in Palmdale to Edwards Air Force Base. After Columbia lands Sunday, Challenger is scheduled to be flown to Florida atop 747 to be outfitted with engines.
Type: image
Format: b&w negative
Identifier: uclalat_1429_b1370_297041
ark:/21198/zz0002rwsg
Language: No linguistic content
Subject: Space vehicles--United States
Culture
Science
Space shuttles--United States
Transportation
Challenger (Spacecraft)
Source: Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection
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