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After a two-day trip from California, the wheels of the Shuttle Carrier Aircraft, or SCA, with space shuttle Atlantis secured to its back, contact runway 15 at NASA Kennedy Space Center's Shuttle Landing Facility. Piloting the SCA is NASA research pilot Jack "Triple" Nickel. Triple is a member of the Johnson Space Center Astronomical Society and has come to the fort many times to share his telescope at the fort's star parties. He has also represented the fort at various local area schools giving astronomy presentations to the children. Triple is a long time member of the Friends of Fort McKavett.
Image credit: NASA/Jack Pfaller