Discovery took off atop NASA's Shuttle Carrier Aircraft, a modified Boeing 747, leaving the Kennedy Space Center in Florida at 6:58 a.m. ET, just after dawn, for Washington. The ferry flight was ...

This is done on the Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (SCA). All 135 Space Shuttle Launches happened from Florida. There are two launch pads - 39a and 39b. First the ... #SpaceShuttle #NASA French far ...

"We also have no meaningful method of transportation, since neither of the shuttle carrier aircraft are currently operable." NASA had two modified Boeing 747 jetliners that were used to ferry the ...