NASA SCA to ferry Space Shuttle Discovery

lord lucan

Should be of interest to many here,Discovery is due to move from KSC to the Smithsonian(Steven F Udvar Hazy Center to be exact) next week and will be ferried by one of NASA's SCA's(Shuttle Carrier Aircraft).

The SCA is a modified 747 capable of carrying the Shuttle on top of it. Here it is having arrived at KSC on Tuesday:



More pics here:http://spaceflightnow.com/shuttle/sts133/120410gallery/

Tenger

Looks like a great plan for the event on the 17th.

Take-off at 0700 local
-Flyby of Cocoa Beach
-Flyover of KSC visitors centre
-Flyover of VAB and low pass on the KSC runway.
-NASA Vomit Comet at pathfinder aircraft.
-T38 as photo chase plane.
-Low pass of IAD (Dulles airport)
-Planned landing on RWY 1R at IAD.
-Possible flyover of The Mall in Washington DC.

dercu

Was at the National Air and Space Museum, Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in March. They had the Enterprise prepped and ready to depart. It is going to another museum and is being replace by Discovery

lord lucan

Discovery is fully mated to the SCA now and ready for her ferry flight tomorrow.



http://www.collectspace.com/news/news-041612b.html

lord lucan

And for those who wondered how you get a Space Shuttle on top of a 747,here's how.

ScabbyLeg

Well at least it looks like they followed the instructions

Tenger

"Note:Black side down"

Oh dear, did someone once try it the other way............

lord lucan

Tenger wrote: »

"Note:Black side down"

Oh dear, did someone once try it the other way............

Damn my lack of photoshop skills.:D

Some great pics from this mornings departure from KSC. Sky News currently showing her in the Washington area before landing at Dulles.

lord lucan

opinion guy

lord lucan wrote: »

And for those who wondered how you get a Space Shuttle on top of a 747,here's how.

:eek:

I hope the guy who stayed underneath it from 2:29 - 2:38 is well paid!!!!!

silverwood

A great collection of pictures here.

Just ignore the fact that it's the Daily Mail