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 ...
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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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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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This Day in History: NASA unveils Space Shuttle Enterprise

Nasa's first space shuttle ever built. The enterprise was unveiled to the public on september 17th 1976 and *** year after its public unveiling, the Enterprise became the first space shuttle to fly ...