The Space Shuttle Endeavour gets unveiled

Thirty years ago, the staff of the California Science Center had a vision of one day bringing a space shuttle to the City of ...
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Why Did NASA Choose A Boeing 747 To Piggyback The Space Shuttle?

When NASA needed a taxi service for its roughly 100-ton space shuttles, it couldn't exactly call an Uber. The agency needed a plane powerful enough for the job. It dug around, and the two candidates ...
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California Science Center visitors will see space shuttle Endeavour in launch position this fall

The Samuel Oschin Air and Space Center will be free to visit, just in time for the 2028 Olympics.

First look at the Space Shuttle Endeavor in its new L.A. home

People got their first look on Wednesday, June 24 at the space shuttle Endeavour in its new home at the California Science ...
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Why NASA's Space Shuttle Hitched Rides On Top Of A Boeing 747

Now retired, the Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (SCA) were a pair of planes designed to transport orbiters from their landing sites back to Kennedy Space Center throughout the Space Shuttle Program, one of ...
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Blast Off with LEGO's NASA Space Shuttle Enterprise & Boeing 747 Set

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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Shuttle Discovery To Make Final Flight, Atop A 747

On Tuesday morning, space shuttle Discovery will become the first of NASA's three shuttles — plus a shuttle prototype — to travel to its new retirement home. NASA flew its last shuttle flight in July.
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Why NASA Picked A Boeing 747 To Piggyback The Space Shuttle

The Boeing 747 has taken many forms in its decades of service. First introduced in 1970, the Queen of the Skies has flown for airlines all over the world. It has also had a handful of side gigs over ...