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 ...

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 ...

NASA's second space shuttle carrier jet has arrived at its final resting place in California. See how NASA's final Shuttle Carrier Aircraft is being retired.

NASA's Shuttle Carrier Aircraft will be moved from Ellington Field to Space Center Houston in late April.

Its first flight took place on February 18, 1977, mated with a modified Boeing 747 called the Shuttle Carrier Aircraft, and NASA tried releasing the shuttle to study its fall for the first time on ...

The Lego Shuttle Carrier Aircraft is exclusive to Lego Insiders until May 18, but signing up is entirely free.

"The Shuttle and 747 Carrier will give visitors the world's first and only all-access pass to an authentic and realistic journey through the inside of the Shuttle Carrier Aircraft as well as an ...

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 ...

NASA’s Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards, Calif., holds a media briefing at 1 p.m. EDT April 10 aboard NASA’s modified 747 shuttle carrier aircraft.

The Orbiter 101 “Enterprise” soars above the NASA 747 carrier aircraft during the second Free Flight during the Shuttle Approach and Landing (ALT) tests.

On this day 34 years ago, NASA's space shuttle Challenger broke apart during launch, claiming the lives of its seven crew members, including one civilian teacher.