We're posting this flashback photo two days early because we know that you could be independent of your phone on this 4th of July holiday... and we love this photo so much that we want you to see it. This aerial shot shows the parking lot and public viewing area on the Rogers Dry Lakebed, a desert salt pan in the Mojave Desert, California. Nearly a half-million people thronged the eastern shoreline of Rogers Dry Lake at Edwards Air Force Base while another 45,000 flag-waving spectators along with President Ronald Reagan crowded into NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center as Space Shuttle Columbia landed to conclude its fourth orbital test flight on Independence Day in 1982 . Credit: NASA #july4 #maythefourthbewithyou #nasa #history #shuttle #anniversary #spaceisrad #exploreamerica #spaceprogram #technology #science #exploration #independenceday #throwbackthursday #tbt #mojave #california #parkinglot #dryden