Space Shuttle Enterprise/747 Seperation

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Science & Technology

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• aviation
• space
• 747
• Space
• Shuttle
• Enterprise
• seperation
• dryden
• flight
• research
• Center
• 1977
• tech
• NASA

[megafaka]

this is te noob way for getting into space

[Dalekfans]

"ok, ok..........who's the wise guy that pressed the release button?"

[blackonics]

@helliott123 I do, just not books about the shuttle lift off procedures...."cup cake."

[helliott123]

@blackonics you are stupid. read a book.

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[lst1195]

@blackonics Nope, To my Knowledge they always put the shuttles up on Booster Rockets. Except in the film Moonraker :) I was more curious if the Russians ever tried this test release with the Buran off the Back of the AN-225 but most people tell me no :(

[VITO69100]

Cool

[blackonics]

@lst1195 Really? I thought attaching the shuttle to a plane and going up as high as th eplane could go and then letting the shuttle go into space was a real option. In fact, I thought this method had been used. You saying it hasn't? Please explain.

[FDFPi1]

Its so asome

[tbowen8615]

holy crap thumbs up for 666,999th view

[Chicken3gg]

Space Shuttle was carriyng a 747? wow ;)

[lst1195]

@megafaka Uh...it never went into space that way, they just released it & It glided down to the runway for landing tests. You might be thinking of the X-15 or something?

[donild3]

@megafaka te harty maori