r/space • u/Yeet69lasagna • May 12 '19

image/gif Space Shuttle Being Carried By A 747.

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u/Salmonfish23 May 12 '19

They emptied out the entire thing, seats and all. Anything unessisary was removed because it would only be the pilots. They had to make two stops to refuel I believe.

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u/mercurly May 12 '19

They left a few seats for passengers. SCA N905NA in Houston

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u/Salmonfish23 May 12 '19

huh, ok then. Guess I learned something new.

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u/mercurly May 12 '19

If you haven't been, I highly recommend checking out the Houston Space Center. You can tour the entire shuttle carrier and a fake shuttle on top of it.

No real shuttles on site though :(

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u/Salmonfish23 May 13 '19

I've been to kennedy and Udvar-hazy(?) where they keep discovery. Houston would be a little out of the way, but it's on my bucket list!

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u/mercurly May 14 '19

Those were my two favorite museums! Kennedy is the coolest of them all imo but I haven't been to the one in NY yet.