Shuttle Carrier Aircraft
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The Shuttle Carrier Aircraft are two extensively modified Boeing 747 airliners that NASA used to transport Space Shuttle orbiters. One is a 747-100 model, while the other is a short-range 747-100SR. B
NASA's Shuttle Carrier Aircraft 905 (front) and 911 (back) flying in formation in 2011
Shuttle Carrier Aircraft N905NA, still in American Airlines livery, with Enterprise in 1978
Atlantis atop Shuttle Carrier Aircraft N905NA after being repainted with NASA livery in 1998
Shuttle Carrier Aircraft N911NA, shortly after purchase, with newly built shuttle Endeavour in 1991.
Boeing 747
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The Boeing 747 is a long-range wide-body airliner designed and manufactured by Boeing Commercial Airplanes in the United States between 1968 and 2023. It was conceived in response to the demand of Pan
Shuttle Carrier Aircraft
…The Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (SCA) are two extensively modified Boeing 747 airliners that NASA used to transport Space Shuttle orbiters. One (N905NA) is a 747-100 model, while the other (N911NA) is a short-range 747-100SR…
A Boeing 747-200 operated by Iberia
Cutaway drawing of a Scandinavian Airlines 747-200M Combi showcasing the 747's freight carrying capabilities
Cargo nose door open with cargo loader
An Iran Air 747-200, showing an early-production 747 cockpit with a flight engineer, located on the upper deck