Why NASA picked a Boeing 747 to piggyback the space shuttle

NASA's fleet of Space Shuttles could survive challenging solar conditions, but needed a boost to get around on Earth. Here's ...
AOL

Why NASA's Space Shuttle Hitched Rides On Top Of A Boeing 747

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 ...
LAist

Shuttle Discovery To Make Final Flight, Atop A 747

On Tuesday morning, space shuttle Discovery will become the first of NASA's three shuttles — plus a shuttle prototype — to travel to its new retirement home. NASA flew its last shuttle flight in July.
bleedingcool

Blast Off with LEGO's NASA Space Shuttle Enterprise & Boeing 747 Set

The Boeing 747 and NASA's Space Shuttle Enterprise formed an iconic partnership in aerospace history. NASA modified a Boeing 747 into the Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (SCA), which was specially designed ...

Discarding Wings, Returning to the Skies—The 'Evolutionary Theory of Spacecraft' Passed Down from the Space Shuttle to Modern Rockets

Under the blue sky of the vast grounds, the massive jumbo jet (Boeing 747) towers over those who look up, with the space ...
SlashGear

Why Did NASA Choose A Boeing 747 To Piggyback The Space Shuttle?

When NASA needed a taxi service for its roughly 100-ton space shuttles, it couldn't exactly call an Uber. The agency needed a plane powerful enough for the job. It dug around, and the two candidates ...