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Originally Posted by GH85Carrera
Space shuttle Endeavour is seen inside the Mate-Demate Device, or MDD, at the Shuttle Landing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The Shuttle Carrier Aircraft, or SCA, is seen on the ramp. The SCA will carry Endeavour to Los Angeles where it will be placed on public display. 2012-09-14
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Stenciled on one of the aft mounts on the 747. Yes, this is really there.
One of my more unusual jobs in AOG was to design tooling to first disassemble and then reassemble one of these aircraft (N905NA) for transport and display at Space Center Houston. Wings were removed so that it could be trailered down a public roadway. Here is where it sits today, with a mockup of the space shuttle
Independence resting on top:
