The choice of the Boeing 747 as the primary aircraft to ferry the Space Shuttle orbiter was a decision rooted in the jumbo ...

NASA's fleet of Space Shuttles could survive challenging solar conditions, but needed a boost to get around on Earth. Here's ...

LEGO has launched its latest Icon set – the Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (10360) – featuring the modified Boeing 747 and NASA’s prototype orbiter Enterprise. Priced at $229.99, it captures a pivotal ...

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 designed ...

Thirteen years ago today, the Space Shuttle Endeavour, which sent Houston-trained astronauts to space 25 times across 19 years of service, made a final lap over the skies of Houston, strapped to the ...

Texas lawmakers have demanded the Discovery shuttle be moved to the Johnson Space Center in Houston, but daunting technical challenges remain—and Virginia officials have dug in against the move.

A space shuttle flying low on the back of a plane is a sight to behold. When NASA's Discovery was ferried over Washington DC this morning, Twitter was flooded with photos of the spectacle. The staff ...

E D W A R D S   A I R   F O R C E   B A S E, Calif., Nov. 3 -- Space shuttle Discoverytook off aboard a modified jet Thursday, returning to Florida afterhigh winds last week forced the ...