Does any know how they are going to move the space shuttle

[jEnus]

Anyone?

 

[Aves]

On the back of an airplane.

 

[Orsorum]

On your mom's back.

 

[Sheepathon]

On the back of a 747. Total cost = $1M.

 

[Stumps]

there going to get yoda to move it with the force

 

[aircooled]

piggy back on a 747

 

[JulesMaximus]

Originally posted by: Sheepathon
On the back of a 747. Total cost = $1M.

Which is why they try their best not to land it anywhere but Florida.

 

[JW310]

Originally posted by: Sheepathon
On the back of a 747. Total cost = $1M.

According to this article it's only around $230k

JW

 

[hevnsnt]

rocket sled

 

[NTB]

same way they move everything down south - back the family lawnmower up to it and start hauling 😛

Nate

 

[Yossarian]

I am sooooo relieved they made it back safely. whew.

 

[Riceball]

Why is the shuttle incapable of flying back to florida through the atmosphere on it's own?

 

[MikeyIs4Dcats]

a giant rubber band on a stick

 

[BillGates]

They drive it on the highway. What, you never saw the space shuttle driving past you on the interstate?

 

[bonkers325]

Originally posted by: Riceball
Why is the shuttle incapable of flying back to florida through the atmosphere on it's own?

because as the name implies, it is a shuttle. it is not designed for flight, it is designed to glide

 

[JulesMaximus]

Originally posted by: Riceball
Why is the shuttle incapable of flying back to florida through the atmosphere on it's own?

It's not an airplane. It's more like a giant brick that is capable of gliding at high speeds.

 

[Pacfanweb]

Originally posted by: Aves
On the back of an airplane.

Yep, like it always has. Welcome to the early 1980's.

 

[intogamer]

Originally posted by: aircooled
piggy back on a 747

:thumbsup::laugh:

 

[EKKC]

Originally posted by: Riceball
Why is the shuttle incapable of flying back to florida through the atmosphere on it's own?

i think its only capable to land like a plane, but not fly or launch to air like a plane.

they can probably only do liftoffs vertically up to space?

 

[Sheepathon]

Originally posted by: JW310

Originally posted by: Sheepathon
On the back of a 747. Total cost = $1M.

According to this article it's only around $230k

JW

Dunno, I got the $1M figure from BBC.

 

[EKKC]

1M is nothing to nasa. i doubt that spending 1M is their primary concern of trying to have it land in KSC/Florida. i think its the risk of flying it back?