Why NASA's space shuttle hitched rides on top of a Boeing 747

Although the Space Shuttle was capable of rocket-powered rides to space, it required the help of a Boeing 747 for earthbound ...
Forbes

No Airbus A380s Are Flying, But You Can Still Catch A Ride On A 747 This Summer

SCHOENEFELD, GERMANY - JUNE 01: Ed Force One, the Boeing 747 passenger plane of British heavy metal rockers Iron Maiden, flies past after taking off while piloted by band singer Bruce Dickinson from ...
Popular Science

Phantom Ray Drone Makes Its First Flight, A Piggyback Ride On A Shuttle-Carrier 747

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Orlando Sentinel

Pictures: Discovery makes final flight, rides atop 747 to Smithsonian

Space shuttle Discovery took off on its final voyage Tuesday, April 17, 2012, riding piggyback on a modified 747 to the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum’s Virginia annex near Washington, D.C.