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Bookmark or Share- Shuttle Carrier Aircraft - WikipediaThe Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (SCA) are two retired 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.
- List of Shuttle Carrier Aircraft flights - WikipediaSilhouettes listing the number of ferry and free flights of the various Orbiters and the Phantom Ray on the port side of one of the SCAs. Shuttle Carrier Aircraft ferry flights generally originated at Edwards Air Force Base in California or on one occasion White Sands Space Harbor in New Mexico following missions which landed there, especially ...
- The Story Of NASA's Boeing 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft - Simple FlyingNASA repurposed Boeing 747s to transport Space Shuttle orbiters due to the orbiter's size. The Boeing 747 is seen as an ideal airframe, with modifications made for secure orbiter attachment during flight. The Shuttle Carrier Aircraft was retired in 2012, preserved, and displayed to the public.
- Shuttle Carrier Aircraft - NASANASA's two modified Boeing 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft 905 (front) and 911 (rear) were captured by photographer Carla Thomas as they flew in formation over the Southern California high desert in the Edwards Air Force Base Test Range.
- How The Boeing 747 Carried The Space Shuttle - Simple FlyingThe NASA Shuttle Carrier Aircraft. NASA introduced the re-usable Space Shuttle in 1977. After landing, the shuttle vehicle needed to be returned to its base at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. It was unable to do this under its own power, of course, so a transport aircraft was needed.
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