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 ...

As the space shuttle fades into the sunset, NASA’s Boeing 747 Shuttle Carrier is looking for a new job. Here’s the first time it has been used for carrying an aircraft other than NASA’s orbiter: The ...

EDWARDS, Calif. – A week after landing at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., NASA’s space shuttle Atlantis is about to make its cross-country journey back to Kennedy Space Center, Fla. Mounted on a ...

This cover shows NASA's Boeing 747 carrying the shuttle Enterprise as it touches down at Le Bourget Airport to terminate its Paris Air Show flight demonstration. The combination was flown by NASA ...

The Shuttle Carrier Aircraft flies with shuttle Endeavour on its back after taking off from Edwards Air Force Base, CA, on September 21, 2012. Endeavour is headed to the California Science Center in ...

NEW YORK - In a city understandably wary of low-flying aircraft, New Yorkers and tourists alike watched with joy and excitement Friday as the space shuttle Enterprise sailed over the skyline on its ...