NASA's fleet of Space Shuttles could survive challenging solar conditions, but needed a boost to get around on Earth. Here's ...
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Why Nasa used a Boeing 747 to carry the space shuttle
The choice of the Boeing 747 as the primary aircraft to ferry the Space Shuttle orbiter was a decision rooted in the jumbo ...
A new flight plan has been filed for a NASA winged orbiter and its jumbo jet transport, four decades after the iconic combination departed on its one and only international goodwill tour. The Lego ...
The Boeing 747 and NASA's Space Shuttle Enterprise formed an iconic partnership in aerospace history. NASA modified a Boeing 747 into the Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (SCA), which was specially designed ...
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Why Virginia and Texas Are Fighting over the Discovery Space Shuttle
Texas lawmakers have demanded the Discovery shuttle be moved to the Johnson Space Center in Houston, but daunting technical challenges remain—and Virginia officials have dug in against the move.
Texas legislators accused the Smithsonian of potentially violating anti-lobbying laws. The Smithsonian told Congress moving ...
Jennifer Lambert snapped this picture from the J.P. Morgan Chase Tower, with shuttle, 747 and chase plane all in view. Check out our list of five things the Endeavour should do on its last trip to ...
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The Smithsonian might have to cut space shuttle Discovery into pieces to get it to Texas
The Smithsonian recently confirmed that NASA and the museum have been directed by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) ...
A former NASA astronaut turned US senator has joined with other lawmakers to insist that his two rides to space remain on display in the Smithsonian. “Why should hundreds of millions of taxpayer ...
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