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Space Center Houston is letting you watch live online as workers reassemble the 747 space shuttle carrier that they acquired from NASA for its planned space shuttle Independence exhibit.
Here’s how it works. CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Space shuttle Discovery's ride to retirement, NASA's modified Boeing 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (SCA), has come a long way since it first took to ...
NASA transferred ownership of its original Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (SCA), a modified Boeing 747 jet, to Space Center Houston on Thursday, setting in motion the visitor center's plans to pair the ...
the expansive runway where space shuttles touch down when they land at KSC. Here, the Shuttle Carrier Aircraft, the modified 747 jet that will carry it across the country, will be waiting.
On Tuesday morning, space shuttle Discovery will ... He's a NASA pilot who will be flying the Boeing 747. NASA has routinely used this shuttle carrier to get its spaceships back to Florida if ...
HOUSTON The specialized 747 that transported space shuttle orbiters cross-country for years, has finally arrived at its permanent home at Space Center Houston on Nasa Parkway in the Clear Lake area.
NASA operated two modified Boeing 747 jetliners as Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (SCA) to transport space shuttles between landing sites, launch complexes, and exhibition locations. These aircraft ...
It’s slightly smaller than the 2,354-piece Discovery set that debuted in 2021, but Lego’s new Space Shuttle Enterprise is part of a larger 2,417-piece set that includes a buildable replica of the ...