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Banned Joined: Sep 13 2008 Posts: 3129

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Laughing

This looked like something a kid would've thought up.

Joined: May 22 2008 Location: Goshen, VA Posts: 6544

I don't understand what's so funny.

Banned Joined: Sep 13 2008 Posts: 3129

I just found it funny that rather than land or sea travel they strapped it to the top of a plane. The whole thing just makes me imagine a little kid going "I know I know! Tie it to a plane!"

But knowing NASA they probably balanced and cross checked everything to make sure it was as aerodynamic as possible

Joined: Sep 05 2012 Posts: 81

I don't see what's so funny either. That is how they have always transported the shuttle over long distances.

Banned Joined: Sep 13 2008 Posts: 3129

Oh, I thought this was like a first time thing. I've never seen it before.

Disregard my lulz then

Posted: Sep 19 2012 07:38 pm

Yeah, I thought that's how they got the Enterprise in the air to test its landing.

Joined: Sep 05 2012 Posts: 81

When the shuttles would land somewhere other than Florida due to weather issues they would fly it back to the cape on top of a jet like that.

Wizard Joined: Jun 12 2009 Posts: 4209

Zinja wrote:

When the shuttles would land somewhere other than Florida due to weather issues they would fly it back to the cape on top of a jet like that.

Huh, didn't know that.

You learn something everyday.

Joined: Apr 09 2008 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 3112

You know that pilot got laid the night he landed. "Oh yeah, I just flew a plane with a space shuttle strapped to it."