[DOC] [TLE] Space Shuttle Columbia - Wikipedia [PAR] Space Shuttle Columbia was the first space-rated orbiter in NASA's Space 
Shuttle fleet. ... After the flight, Columbia spent 18 months at the Rockwell 
Palmdale facility ... At that time the shuttle fleet was expanded to include 
Discovery and Atlantis. .... Space Station assembly mission, originally planned for 
November 2003. [DOC] [TLE] Shuttle Carrier Aircraft - Wikipedia [PAR] The Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (SCA) were two extensively modified Boeing 747 
airliners that NASA used to transport Space Shuttle orbiters. One is a 747-100 
model, while the other is a short range 747-100SR. The SCAs were used to ferry 
Space Shuttles from landing sites back to the Shuttle Landing Facility ... A crew of 
170 took a week to prepare the shuttle and SCA for flight. [DOC] [TLE] SPACE SHUTTLE CHRONOLOGY - KSC Science Home Page - NASA [PAR] Aug 31, 2000 ... July 5 Start long-lead fabrication aft fuselage, Discovery (OV-103) ... 7 Start final 
assembly and closeout system installation, Palmdale, .... March 22 Ferry flight, 
shuttle carrier aircraft/Columbia (OV-102) from Biggs Army Air Base to Kelly .... 
April 20 Ferry flight, Columbia (OV-102) from Edwards AFB, Calif.,... [DOC] [TLE] After 26 Years, Workhorse Discovery Stands Ready for Final Mission ... [PAR] Feb 22, 2011 ... Discovery's mid-fuselage arrived at the Palmdale assembly facility in March 1982
, as did the ... 8, 1984, marked the first time a Shuttle orbiter deployed two .... 
Following this mission, Discovery was returned to Palmdale, CA for an .... LC-39B 
where the final month and half of launch preparations took place. [DOC] [TLE] This very fine vintage NASA photograph is in near mint condition. [PAR] Apr 22, 2016 ... 1979. The Enterprise is shown on the Pad at the new Shuttle ... It was originally 
planned to use this facility to launch all military Shuttle missions. .... Space 
Division's Orbiter assembly facility at Palmdale, California. ... set in place 
permanently at Pad 39A for use in the Shuttle Program. ..... 29 November 1983. [DOC] [TLE] NASA Glenn Research Center photos on Flickr | Flickr [PAR] Space Shuttle Discovery (Orbiter Vehicle Designation: OV-103) is one of the ... 
The spacecraft takes its name from four British ships of exploration named ... 
1983 February 25Complete final assembly and closeout installation, Palmdale .... 
in 1979, and the shuttle wasn't completed until October 1983 in Palmdale, Calif. [DOC] [TLE] Air Force Plant 16 - California State Military Museum [PAR] The contract was the largest order ever placed by the Army Air Corp. ... Space 
Shuttle Orbiters - Columbia, Challenger, Discovery and Atlantis - were 
constructed at Downey. ... Security National Aircraft Corporation and takes over 
the Downey facility to .... at Downey and final assembly is at Palmdale (Rockwell 
News, 1983). [DOC] [TLE] Spaceport news - UFDC Home - University of Florida [PAR] May 13, 2005 ... SPACE SHUTTLE Discovery rests at Launch Pad 39B as it awaits the ... 
American Rockwell Corp.s assembly facility in Palmdale, Calif., ... Columbia (OV-
101), the first orbiter intended for the Shuttle fleet, arrived at KSC in March 1979, 
... from Discovery during mission STS-31, which took place April 24-29,... [DOC] [TLE] space shuttle facts, information, pictures | Encyclopedia.com articles ... [PAR] By 1990, at least eight classified military satellites were placed in orbit during ... 
The space shuttle is a reusable spacecraft that takes off like a rocket, orbits the .... 
either Edwards Air Force Base in California or the Kennedy Space Center in 
Florida. ... On that flight, Discovery carried NASA's TDRS-C communications 
satellite... [DOC] [TLE] Boeing history chronology [PAR] William Boeing takes Bluebill, the first B & W, on its maiden flight. .... Davis 
Douglas Co. is awarded its first military contract for the Navy DT-1 ...... The last 
Rockwell (North American) B-1B rolls out of final assembly at Palmdale, Calif. ... 
After modification, the Rockwell-built Space Shuttle Discovery flies the first 
mission of the. [DOC] [TLE] Space Shuttle pictures 1972-

Question: From 1979 to 1983 the assembly of the shuttle Discovery took place at this Palmdale, Calif. military facility
Answer: Edwards Air Force Base