Time-lapse Video of Space Shuttle Atlantis Being Mated Atop a NASA 747 SCA

[bryanttillman]

what was that....a week??



[ThumbsUpGuy16]

poor camera had to watch all this in real time:(

[randomshitairplane]

so much

just put some damn rockets on them

DONE

[MrVideodude17]

BALLS TO YOU!!!!

[don312000]

Amazing how much the SCA sags at 1:26 when the cranes release the orbiter's weight!

[MrAffrank]

@don312000 Adding 170,000 lbs all one time really makes those struts compress RIGHT now...ha ha

[don312000]

@MrAffrank Ya seriously!!!

[predatortheme]

why do they mate all the shuttlees to planes :O?

[PosEidoNhNs]

@predatortheme because they can carry them a lot easy

[regalmouse]

@predatortheme My sources tell me is they are seeking to 'encourage' the birth of a vehicle that can fly in both air and space. Like if you mate a lion and a tiger you get a liger or tigon. The offspring of the shuttle and the 747 might be: Shplane, or Juttle. In order to get the shuttle 'in the mood', they taxi attractive fighter jets in front of it with all their maintenance ports open as it awaits the 747. The 747 gets a shiny new set of tires and is shown pictures of spacious hangers.

[bratonabike]

wow epic weight difference @ 1:27