CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Space shuttle Discovery's ride to retirement, NASA's modified Boeing 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (SCA), has come a long way since it first took to the air in the 1970s as ...

The younger of NASA's two modified-Boeing 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (SCA), known by its tail number N911NA, or NASA 911, was towed three-quarters of a mile (1.2 km) on Friday (Sept. 12) from an ...

HOUSTON — They say that everything is bigger in Texas, and that certainly goes for Space Center Houston's newly announced space shuttle exhibit. Space Center Houston, which serves as the ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Space shuttle Discovery's chartered ride to retirement has arrived. The modified-Boeing 747, known as the Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (SCA), touched down at NASA's Kennedy ...

Built in 1970, the aircraft was Boeing's 86th 747 and was an American Airlines jetliner until NASA purchased it in 1974. It was the sole shuttle transporter until NASA added a second SCA in 1990.

While the 747 was a commercial success, it has served important roles in aviation beyond passenger operations. The aircraft was famously operated by the United States' National Aeronautics and Space ...

The specialized 747 that transported space shuttle orbiters cross-country for years, has finally arrived at its permanent home at Space Center Houston on Nasa Parkway in the Clear Lake area.

Moving a 747? It's complicated. If you happen to live southeast of Houston in Clear Lake, you probably already know that NASA is moving the enormous Shuttle Carrier Aircraft from Ellington Field ...

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 ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Space shuttle Discovery's ride to retirement, NASA's modified Boeing 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (SCA), has come a long way since it first took to the air in the 1970s as ...

This modified NASA Boeing 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft brought the space shuttle Endeavour to Los Angeles from the Kennedy Space Center on Friday. The inside is mostly empty except for some ...

For the second time this year, a NASA jumbo jet used to ferry space shuttles across the country has been moved for public display. The younger of NASA's two modified-Boeing 747 Shuttle Carrier ...