PULL · 5 AUG 2003

This was
your sky.

Shuttle Ferry

NASA APOD
COSMIC MESSAGE

How does a space shuttle that landed in California get back to Florida for its next launch? NASA operates two modified Boeing 747 airplanes to carry a space shuttle on their backs. These Shuttle Carrier Aircraft, or SCAs, were bolstered with struts, stabilizers, and electronic monitors. The two aircraft's combined mass is nearly 150,000 kilograms.

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COMMON
Shuttle Ferry
2003-08-05 · ♌
SKYBORN
Shuttle Ferry
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BORN 8364 days ago
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ZODIAC CONTEXT
LEO

In tropical astrology, 5 AUG 2003 falls under Leo (♌). The sign's window runs from 07-23 through 08-22. Leo is anchored by Regulus, the heart of the Lion, twenty-four parsecs from Earth. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 5 AUG 2003.

THE ALMANAC FOR 5 AUG 2003
DAY
Tuesday
MOON
First quarter, 50% lit
POSITION
Day 217 of 365