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 transportation.

OTD In Space - May 16: Space Shuttle Endeavour Launches on Final Flight

On May 16, 2011, the space shuttle Endeavour launched on its 25th and final flight. This was also the penultimate mission of ...
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Inside NASA's space shuttle Challenger disaster that could have been stopped 40 years ago

The two solid rocket boosters flew in different directions as the external fuel tank became a fireball.(AP: Bruce Weaver / File) Forty years ago, the Challenger space shuttle disintegrated just after ...

OTD in Space – May 22: SpaceX Launches 1st Private Cargo Mission to the International Space Station

On May 22, 2012, SpaceX launched the first commercial flight to the International Space Station. [‘On This Day in Space’ ...
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NASA astronauts who flew 4 shuttle missions to be inducted into Hall of Fame

Tom Akers and Joe Tanner flew into orbit four times each during NASA's space shuttle era. The induction ceremony will take place on May 16, 2026, at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex. Tanner ...

Two NASA astronauts inducted into U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame

NASA astronauts Tom Akers and Joe Tanner, with multiple spaceflights and spacewalks, were inducted into the U.S. Astronaut ...