Carrying the space shuttle on the back of a b747.

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– Can someone please explain to me how they knew that carrying the spaceshuttle on the back of a 747 was possible Before they actually tried it?

Must have been a nervous first flight!

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It’s pretty simple really. They just built a model and tried it. Many didn’t think it would work, so they built a model and started testing till they figured out how to do this. Here’s a video.

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