Got a Space Nerd in your car, then you have to visit a NASA site. NASA Visitor Centers are scattered across the U.S. and are based at Space Centers and research facilities. There, visitors will get a ...

NASA may relocate Space Shuttle Discovery from the Smithsonian to Houston under a new $85M law, sparking debate over the orbiter’s rightful home.

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 ...

Lego has released another NASA-themed set; this time, a version of the US space agency's Boeing 747-based Shuttle Carrier Aircraft with a Space Shuttle perched on top.

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 ...

LEGO NASA Shuttle Carrier Aircraft Build the remarkable Boeing 747 and its space-faring cargo. The plane features a deployable 18-wheel landing gear and a specialized shuttle mounting system. The ...

The LEGO Icons Shuttle Carrier Aircraft Set recreates a modified Boeing 747, originally used to ferry NASA Space Shuttle orbiters from landing sites back to base until 2012. Mimicking the Enterprise’s ...

NASA employed one of its modified Boeing 747s to ferry three of the orbiters to their new homes. On a rainy night in April 2012, Discovery arrived at Dulles International Airport in Virginia.

NASA’s 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft with the Shuttle Discovery on Top Lifting Off (Credits: NASA) Testing, Testing, 1, 2, 3: Getting Ready for Takeoff In 1977, it was time for the big test! They ...

The retired Space Shuttle Endeavour was installed at the future site of the Samuel Oschin Air and Space Center at the California Science Center in Exposition Park in Los Angeles.

The space shuttle Endeavour, mounted atop a NASA 747 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft lands at Los Angeles International Airport, on Sept. 21, 2012.