There was a time, not long ago, when airplanes flew in the skies of the world with spaceships placed on their backs. For those of you who still remember those times, but also for those curious about ...

As mentioned above, buying the Lego Shuttle Carrier Aircraft includes the Up-Scaled Baby Astronaut set as an added free bonus with purchases over $150 until May 23 (normally $20). Standing over four ...

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There are probably many among you who remember what it was like to see an airplane flying in the sky with a Space Shuttle on its back. It's a sight many Americans got to experience firsthand between ...

The choice of the Boeing 747 as the primary aircraft to ferry the Space Shuttle orbiter was a decision rooted in the jumbo jet’s size, strength, and availability during the 1970s. This unique ...

John M. Conroy proposed a twin-fuselage giant assembled from two B-52s to ferry the Space Shuttle and potentially air-launch it at altitude. The design targeted coast-to-coast range, operation from ...

As the space shuttle fades into the sunset, NASA’s Boeing 747 Shuttle Carrier is looking for a new job. Here’s the first time it has been used for carrying an aircraft other than NASA’s orbiter: The ...

The space shuttle carrier arrived at Johnson Space Center a few weeks back and now, for some strange reason, you can go watch live-streaming video of the craft being re-assembled. Yes, NASA has gone ...

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 ...