Shuttle Transport 747

[cancidas]

found this shot on anet:

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i was wondering how the tail cone gets transported from Edwards to Kennedy Space Center...

[ChrisW]

The tailcones are transported by truck between Edwards and KSC, if I recall correctly. The SCA is a joy to watch with an orbiter attached. We'd always see them fly over our house in Orlando on approach to TTS.

[Gerard]

Does anyone remember when they did a fly over of Manhattan? They buzzed pretty low and did a circle around I think the Statue and Empire State Building. There were pictures in all the papers. I actually got to see it briefly as they passed over the Upper East Side. Cant remember the year though. Anyone?