How does NASA "ship" a space shuttle

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Jun 25, 2007 | 09:51 PM

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Originally Posted by codeman94

the russians have a shuttle? I thought they were still using rockets?

EDIT: I guess not.....

http://cache.eb.com/eb/image?id=60831&rendTypeId=4

It never flew that I know of and was dropped.

Jun 26, 2007 | 10:25 AM

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Originally Posted by Treadhead

It never flew that I know of and was dropped.

I think it flew in testing.

Jun 27, 2007 | 05:27 PM

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Did it? I didn't remember that. Did launch into space or just upper atmosphere?

Jun 27, 2007 | 05:43 PM

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Originally Posted by crucut

This the "Dreamlifter". It's a modified 747 that's used to transport the wings and body sections of the 787 form Japan where they're built to the Boeing plant in Everett Washington for final assembly. (Yes, I work for Boeing).

Did you see that stress test they did on the 777 wing?

Jun 27, 2007 | 05:43 PM

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Originally Posted by ShowGT

And it cost just over a cool million from what I understand to transport.

That's cheap in comparrison to what they said it costs to keep Paris Hilton in jail TEN times more than a regular inmate WTF is wrong with them,

Jun 27, 2007 | 07:31 PM

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Did you see that stress test they did on the 777 wing?

i bet it was alot wasnt it?

Jun 27, 2007 | 09:30 PM

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The Buran flew one time unmanned into orbit and they ran out of money. The others were never finished. Buran was destroyed when the roof of the building it was in collapsed.

The Russian space shuttles were carried on the antonov an-225, largest airplane in the world
http://www.airliners.net/search/phot...nct_entry=true

Jun 27, 2007 | 09:32 PM

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i bet it was alto wasn't it?

If you ever watch them break the wings on an airliner, the tips go up a sickly looking 25+ feet. If you watch the videos, you'll never worry about em bouncing around in a little turbulence again. I think you can find aircraft wing tests on Youtube. When the spar finally goes the cameras remotely mounted in the giant buildings shake from the concussion, its pretty cool.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Uo0C01Fwb8 154 BOOM!

Jun 27, 2007 | 11:23 PM

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this was a question on millionaire (how to they transport the ships) and the women thought it was by train.

Jun 28, 2007 | 12:14 AM

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oh ****, a tunnel!

Jun 28, 2007 | 01:39 PM

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OMG!! Tell me that is a photoshop! Are you seroius? That is the craziest thing I've ever seen in my life!

You must be pretty young...

Jun 28, 2007 | 05:13 PM

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Jun 28, 2007 | 05:31 PM

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holy cow! he was like one fifty fou-booooooooooom!

Jun 29, 2007 | 03:44 PM

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Next time you're in heavy turbulance watch the wings only moving 3-5' at the tips and you'll be like- eh,

Jul 1, 2007 | 06:57 PM

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lol until the fat kid next to you starts puking because he tihnks its him making thw wings do that

Jul 1, 2007 | 09:59 PM

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Originally Posted by kevinb120

The Buran flew one time unmanned into orbit and they ran out of money. The others were never finished. Buran was destroyed when the roof of the building it was in collapsed.

The Russian space shuttles were carried on the antonov an-225, largest airplane in the world
http://www.airliners.net/search/phot...nct_entry=true

I believe that there is a second one in existence, that never flew. I think its in a Russian museum.

Jul 2, 2007 | 06:47 AM

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check this up

http://www.nasa.gov/images/content/1...gy_back-lg.jpg
(i'd embed it but it's HUGE)

Jul 3, 2007 | 06:06 PM

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Now that's a cool pic!

Jul 5, 2007 | 12:13 AM

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Originally Posted by Dagwood

They use the same mounting points as used with the orange liquid fuel tank to attach the shuttle to the 747. It'll fly nonstop from California to Florida with military fighters escort the whole way. I believe NASA and the FAA also institute a no fly zone around the 747 and it's escorts as well.

It stopped at least once, Offutt AFB.

Jul 5, 2007 | 12:56 AM

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I recall back in 1983 when this combo flew into the TWA Overhaul base in Kansas City, you would have thought the president was here. People everywhere, cameras flashing non stop, watching the plane hit the runway, and wondering if it would ever stop and turn around. I remember this very well as we watched it come down out of the clouds and land right before us.