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Vice President George Bush and his wife Barbara watch intently as the space shuttle orbiter Discovery comes in for a landing on the floor of Rogers Dry Lake. Discovery is returning from Space Transportation System mission 26
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The original finding aid described this photograph as:
Base: Edwards Air Force Base
State: California (CA)
Country: United States Of America (USA)
Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Patrick Nugent
Release Status: Released to Public
Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files
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Date
03/10/1988
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