
Shuttle Atlantis Piggyback, Boeing 747

by Nasa
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Shuttle Atlantis Piggyback, Boeing 747
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Nasa
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Photograph - Photograph
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NASA operates two commercial Boeing 747 airplanes modified to carry a space shuttle on their backs. Designated officially as Shuttle Carrier Aircraft or SCA, NASA bolstered the commercial 747s with struts, stabilizers and electronic monitors. Pictured above, the space shuttle Atlantis is shown being ferried to NASA Kennedy Space Center in Florida in September 1998.
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March 13th, 2013
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