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NASA Prepares Atlantis Shuttle For $2 Million Transportation

Now that Space Shuttle Atlantis has landed at Edwards Air Force Base in California, the NASA team is working hard on preparing the shuttle for transport back to Kennedy Space Center in Florida, a transportation that will cost nearly $2 million USD.NASA will use the Shuttle Carrier Aircraft or SCA, which are essentially two heavily modified Boeing 747 airliners - one being a 747-100 and the other is a shorter range 747-100SR. The Space Shuttle is attached to the top of the SCA using Mate-Demate Devices, which are large structures used to hoist the orbiter from the ground.

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