Space Shuttle Endeavor crew arrives at Kennedy Space Center

The STS-134 crew arrived in T-38 jets April 26, 2011, at the NASA Kennedy Space Center Shuttle Landing Facility in Cape Canaveral, Fla. The Space Shuttle Endeavour will be piloted by retired Col. Gregory Johnson, a 1984 Air Force Academy graduate. Launch for the 14-day mission is scheduled for April 29 at 3:47 p.m. EDT. (NASA photo/Bill Ingalls)

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Gen. Edward A. Rice Jr. receives a commemorative plaque from Tony Imondi, a Northrop Grumman official, March 17, 2011, at Randolph Air Force Base, Texas. The plaque commemorates 50 years of advanced flight training aboard the Northrop-built T-38 Talon. General Rice is the commander of Air Education and Training Command. (Courtesy photo/Jo Hunter)

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A T-38 Talon taxis March 17, 2011, at Randolph Air Force Base, Texas. This T-38 has been painted with a special commemorative color scheme, giving the plane an appearance similar to its original 1961 look. (Courtesy photo/Jo Hunter)

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Retired Col. James Gibler (left) speaks with retired Lt. Col. Donald Wheeler March 17, 2011, at Randolph Air Force Base, Texas. In the background is a T-38 Talon. Colonel Wheeler was a member of the first class of pilots to train on the T-38. He graduated in 1962. Colonel Gibler was Colonel Wheeler's T-38 instructor. The two men had not seen each other for 49 years. This T-38 has been painted with a special commemorative color scheme, giving the plane an appearance similar to its original 1961 look. (Courtesy photo/Jo Hunter)

T-38 Talons ready for flight

T-38 Talon pilots prepare for takeoff Jan 26, 2011, at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Kenny Holston)

T-38 Talons ready for flight

T-38 Talon pilots make their final adjustments in the cockpit before takeoff Jan. 26, 2011, at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Kenny Holston)