NASA's fleet of Space Shuttles could survive challenging solar conditions, but needed a boost to get around on Earth. Here's ...
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Why Nasa used a Boeing 747 to carry the space shuttle
The choice of the Boeing 747 as the primary aircraft to ferry the Space Shuttle orbiter was a decision rooted in the jumbo ...
Texas legislators accused the Smithsonian of potentially violating anti-lobbying laws. The Smithsonian told Congress moving ...
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Turning a B52 into a "spaceship" - Conroy Virtus
In the 1970s, aircraft designer John M. Conroy proposed building the world’s largest aircraft by merging two B-52 bombers ...
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Why Virginia and Texas Are Fighting over the Discovery Space Shuttle
Texas lawmakers have demanded the Discovery shuttle be moved to the Johnson Space Center in Houston, but daunting technical challenges remain—and Virginia officials have dug in against the move.
A space shuttle flying low on the back of a plane is a sight to behold. When NASA's Discovery was ferried over Washington DC this morning, Twitter was flooded with photos of the spectacle. The staff ...
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