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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.
Landing is done at one of three sites across the US: the Shuttle Landing Facility at Kennedy Space Center, Vandenberg Space Force Base, or Edwards Air Force Base. To return to Kennedy Space Center, the X-37 is placed into a payload canister and loaded into a Boeing C-17 cargo plane. Once at Kennedy, the X-37 is unloaded and towed to the OPF ...
The Boeing Dreamlifter, officially the 747-400 Large Cargo Freighter (LCF), is a wide-body cargo aircraft modified extensively from the Boeing 747-400 airliner. With a volume of 65,000 cubic feet (1,840 m 3 ) [ 1 ] it can hold three times that of a 747-400F freighter. [ 2 ]
Date/Time Thumbnail Dimensions User Comment; current: 21:44, 4 May 2005: 28 s, 320 × 240 (2.88 MB): Brian0918: This video begins with early morning shots of the Space Shuttle and the SCA being moved out of the shuttle mate-demate device, and follows the two vehicles as they taxi and take off from Edwards Air Force Base, Edwards, California. 1977.
Boeing released a remarkable video on Thursday showcasing its 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft. It starts with what seems like an almost-vertical takeoff of the plane. The company notes the video was ...
The overall cargo-compartment length was increased to 111 ft 6 in (34 m), and the improved fuselage and engines allowed for a maximum load of 52,500 lb (23,800 kg). [4] These design improvements, combined with a pressurized crew cabin that allowed for higher-altitude cruising, allowed the SGT to transport more cargo than its predecessors.
By some measures, 2023 was the worst year ever for United Launch Alliance. Formed from the merger of Boeing's (NYSE: BA) and Lockheed Martin's (NYSE: LMT) competing rocket businesses at the end of ...
Boeing, with its commercial airplane operations rocked by a series of crises involving its 737 MAX jetliners, needs a win in space for its Starliner venture, already several years behind schedule ...