Why NASA's space shuttle hitched rides on top of a Boeing 747

Although the Space Shuttle was capable of rocket-powered rides to space, it required the help of a Boeing 747 for earthbound transportation.
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The USSR built a giant shuttle to rival NASA’s 2,000+ ton launch system - “Pure aerospace madness”

During the Cold War, the Soviet Union developed the Buran space shuttle, a massive 105 ton spacecraft designed to rival and ...
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Inside NASA's space shuttle Challenger disaster that could have been stopped 40 years ago

The two solid rocket boosters flew in different directions as the external fuel tank became a fireball.(AP: Bruce Weaver / File) Forty years ago, the Challenger space shuttle disintegrated just after ...
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This Day in History: NASA Space Shuttle program begins

The NASA Space Shuttle program began as Space Shuttle Columbia took its maiden voyage. This was the world’s first reusable spacecraft; it lifted off from the Kennedy Space Center. The shuttle lasted ...

OTD in Space – May 22: SpaceX Launches 1st Private Cargo Mission to the International Space Station

On May 22, 2012, SpaceX launched the first commercial flight to the International Space Station. [‘On This Day in Space’ Video Series on Space.com]( ...
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40 years later: Remembering the Challenger disaster and its lasting legacy

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — January 28, 1986, remains one of the most tragic moments in America’s spaceflight history. After days of delays, Space Shuttle Challenger lifted off from Kennedy Space Center at ...